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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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