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Central America
Central America and the Caribbean
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What crop was the basis of the colonial economy on the Caribbean Islands? | Sugarcane Plantations |
| Where did Caribbean refugees come from? | Cuba and Haitian |
| What if Puerto Rico became a U.S. State? | Benefit: Voting representation in the U.S. Congress Drawback: Loss of self-government |
| What separates the Pacific and Caribbean costal plains in Central America? | Mountains and Volcanoes |
| What type of landform is Central America? | Isthmus |
| The eastern coast of Central America is on what? | Caribbean Sea |
| From summer to fall, the Caribbean and Central American region is threatened by what? | Hurricanes |
| What helped the economies in the Caribbean islands, but also had negative effects? | Tourism |
| The U.S. Government banned trade and restricted travel by it's citizens with what country? | Cuba |
| What three countries have influenced many Central American countries? | Maya, Spain, and United States |
| Britain established a colony in what country? | Belize |
| What provides a link between the Pacific Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, and the Atlantic Ocean? | Panama Canal |
| Who owns much of the best land in El Salvador? | a few rich people |
| What is an important part of culture in Central America and has influenced many town celebrations? | Religion |
| In the mid-to late 1900s, demands for reform led to war in what three countries? | Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua |
| In the early to mid-1900s, most of the banana production in Central America was controlled by one major landowner called what? | the U.S. based Fruit Company |
| Wealthy landowners ran the countries and their economics, which didn't improve conditions for the general public after what? | Independence |
| How has the tectonic activity affected Central America and he Caribbean Islands? | a. caused mountains and islands to be formed b. caused earthquakes and volcanoes c. helped form rich soil |
| What are four crops that grow well In this region? | Coffee, bananas, sugarcane and cotton |
| Contrast the Caribbean Islands and Central America | Caribbean Islands have many islands and coral reefs, with tops of submerged mountains. Central America has mountain ranges, is on an isthmus and has cloud forests |
| Compare the Caribbean Islands and Central America | 1) Warm Climates 2) Boundaries of tectonic plates 3) earthquakes and volcanoes 4) agriculture 5) tourism 6) limited energy resources |
| What makes up the Greater Antilles? | 4 large islands |
| What makes up the Lower Antilles? | made up of small islands |
| What are the physical features of the Antilles? | Mountains, volcanoes, beaches and plains |
| What is type of landform is Central America? | It is an isthmus connecting Mexico and South America |
| What parts of Central America did the British claim? | Claimed half of Mexico's land/Belize and part of Nicaragua |
| What language do most people in Central America speak? | Spanish |
| Where in Central America has a civil war been fought? | Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala |
| What was the benefit and drawback of the United Fruit Company owning large amount of land? | Benefit: transportation and communications improved Drawback: most people struggled to survive because they didn't own any land |
| Why was the Panama Canal important to Panama? | It was a source of income |
| How is Belize culturally different from the rest of Central America countries? | It was colonized by English and English is the official language |
| What is Ecotourism in Belize? | People come to see their country's coral reefs, Maya Ruins and costal resorts |
| One fact about Guatemala | lager population that the other countries |
| One fact about Belize | supports ecotourism - coral reefs and Maya ruins |
| One fact about Honduras | exports fruit |
| One fact about El Salvador | rebuilding after the civil war |
| One fact about Nicaragua | Has a democracy |
| One fact about Costa Rica | Has no army |
| One fact about Panama | Site of the Panama Canal |
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