Chapter 21:
Central America and the West Indies
1.
What landform curves through inland Central America?
a.
plains
b.
mountains
c.
plateaus
d.
valleys
2.
Most of Central America’s climate is __________.
a.
humid subtropical
b.
Mediterranean
c.
tropical
d.
humid continental
3.
Much of Central America’s fertile soil comes from __________.
a.
rain forests
b.
volcanic eruptions
c.
flood plains
d.
the savanna
4.
Coffee, bananas, and sugarcane are grown as cash crops on __________.
a.
subsistence farms
b.
haciendas
c.
maquiladoras
d.
plantations
5.
A human-made waterway that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans is located in __________.
a.
Panama
b.
El Salvador
c.
Costa Rica
d.
Nicaragua
6.
The smaller islands of the southern Caribbean are part of the __________.
a.
Bahamas
b.
Lesser Antilles
c.
Greater Antilles
d.
Caribbean Lowlands
7.
The most important economic activities of the West Indies are __________ and __________.
a.
mining, manufacturing
b.
banking, tourism
c.
tourism, farming
d.
farming, manufacturing
8.
The group of Native Americans who met Christopher Columbus in 1492 were the __________.
a.
Olmec
b.
Maya
c.
Aztec
d.
Taíno
9.
The only country in the Western Hemisphere with a communist government is __________.
a.
Jamaica
b.
Haiti
c.
Cuba
d.
the Dominican Republic
10.
The first Caribbean island to win its independence was __________.
a.
Cuba
b.
Puerto Rico
c.
Haiti
d.
Jamaica
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