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Question | Answer |
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Landforms in the Central America and the Caribbean were formed through what? | Tectonic processes |
What created mountains? | plate subduction |
_____ created new islands. | Volcanic erruptions. |
Volcanoes created new ____ | islands |
Some islands began as ____ | coral reefs. |
Central america is an ____ that links ______ | ithsmus , North and south america. |
What ocean lies to the west of central america? | pacific |
what ocean lies to the east of central america? | Caribbean |
What are the major island groups of the west indies? | Greater and lesser antilles |
The greater antilles include... (4) | Cuba, Hispanolia, Jamaica, Puerto Rico |
____ are found in much of central america, but _____ lie in the interior | coastal plains, rugged hills & mountains |
Why is travel and communication difficult in central america? | bc there are rugged hills and mountains in the interior |
Central America and the caribbean islands extend across the _______ latitudes | sunny and warm tropical |
Temperatures in central america and the caribbean seldom vary more than _________ | 10 degrees |
Winter is usuallly ____ and summer is ____ | dry, rainy |
There are _____, _____ climates on the coast, but ____ climates in the mountanious interiors | tropical,humid ; highland |
rain shadows are on the ___ side of mountains | west |
______ live among the salt-water roots of the ______ | shrimp; mangrove trees |
What are natural resources in the area? | warm, sunny climate ; rich fishing grounds ; mineral resources |
There are many environmental hazards such as _____ | earthquakes, volcanic erruptions, hurricanes, mud slides |
how many countries are there? | 7 |
The countries are only about _____ the size of____ | 3/4 the size of texas |
The combined population is ___ the size of____ | double the size of texas |
the ______ is what shapes the culture | colonial history |
the indiginous people, or native people. were ____ when spaniards arrived | farmers |
who discovered central america? | spanish |
why did the population decline after the spaniards came? | they were enslaved or they died bc of european diseases |
___ is the only country where english is the main language | belize |
What are some factors that influenced Central American heritage? | Roman catholicism, unequal distributon of wealth, spanish town planning, mestizos |
What is the main religion? | roman Catholicism |
Majority of the population is ____ | mestizos |
People of african descent are found mainly in ___ and ____ | belize and panama |
The US built the panama canal in the early ____ | 1900s |
How is the panama canal an important economic resource ? | It allows ships to travel from the atlantic ocean and the caribbean sea to the pacific ocean |
Panama has been controlling the canal since ____ | 1999 |
name some crops central america grows | coffee, bananas, sugar, cotton, cacao |
Why do Central americans immigrate to the US? | to escape economic and political problems |
What allows wealthy families to run the countries for their own benefits? | they have ties to foreign companies and to their own country's armies |
____ , ______. and ______ has experienced long periods of violence and civil war | honduras, el salvador, and nicaragua |
The need for ____ has been a problem | need for land reform |
____ is the poorest country | honduras |
honduras has _______, which caused a lack of ____ | rough terrain, development |
____ has the greatest stability & the highest standard of living | costa rica |
Costa rica has a tradition of _____, _____, and _____ | democracy, education, political stability |
____ and _____are a major export of costa rica | tourism and computer chips |
Costa rica's land has ______. | natural beauty |
Columbus's arrival to the area in ____ began the age of _____ | 1942, spanish colonization |
Who competed for control of the area? | french, dutch, british |
europeans created plantations based on _____ | slave labor |
Haiti gained its independence from france in ____ | 1804 |
The US took ___ and ____ from spain | cuba and puerto rico |
cuba gained its independence in ____ | 1902 |
most regions didnt gain independence until the mid ____ | 1900s |
____ is a commonwealth of the US | puerto rico |
the population of the caribbean islands is largely descended from ___ and ____ | europeans and africans |
Trinidad and tobago have influenced by ____ immigrants | asian |
the language of the area is based on the _______ | colonial history |
What are the languages of the area? | spanish, english, french, dutch, creole |
____ of the population lives in ___ , ___, and the ____ | cuba, haiti, dominican republic |
The largest city | santo domingo |
rapid growth in _____ has produced unemployment and underemployment as well as emigration and urbanization | population |
Except for cuba, most countries have a ____ economy | market |
cuba has a _____ | command economy |
caribbean economy is based on ____ | agriculture |
What is caricom ? | the caribbean community and common market that helps promote industry |
____ is not a part of caricom | cuba |
poorest country | haiti |
has the most industrailized economy | puerto rico |
Explain tourism | it brings in needed income and reduces unemployment, also prevents probmens bc land has been used for resorts. |
Jobs are ___ and pay is low | seasonal |
most profits in the country go to ____ | foreign based countries |
type of tree with roots that grow in salt water ; found in tropical coastal areas around the world | mangrove |
ore from which aluminum is made | bauxite |
country and largest island in the caribbean | cuba |
large caribbean island divieded into the countries of haiti and the dominican republic | hispaniola |
US commonwealth in the greater antilles in the Caribbean Sea | puerto rico |
native to an area | indiginous |
people with both african and european ancestry | mulattoes |
type of tree which we get cocoa beans from | cacao |
type of tourism focusing on guided travel through natural areas | ecotourism |
canal connecting the pacific ocean and the caribbean sea ; located in central Panama | panama canal |
originating in cuba, a religion that blends african and catholic beliefs | santeria |
caribbean community and common market | caricom |
self-governing territory associated with another country | commonwealth |
a language blending african, european, or indiginous caribbean languages | creole |
haitian version of traditional african religious beliefs that are blended with elements of christiantity | voodoo |
capital of cuba | havana |
capital of puerto rico | san juan |