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2. What is a newly industrialized nation?
A. a country with an agrarian based economy, but social and political progress
B. a country with a more advanced economy, but not the same social and political progress
C. a country with industry and farming
D. a country with social and political progress, but lacking an advanced economic system
3. Which island is directly south of Florida?
A. Puerto Rico
B. Haiti
C. Cuba
D. Jamaica
4. What body of water is found between Honduras and Cuba?
A. The Atlantic Ocean
B. The Gulf of Mexico
C. The Caribbean Sea
D. The North Pacific Ocean
5. Which island is east of the Dominican Republic?
A. Cuba
B. Puerto Rico
C. Haiti
D. Jamaica
6. Which two islands comprise the island of Hispaniola?
A. Haiti and the Dominican Republic
B. Haiti and Cuba
C. Haiti and Jamaica
D. Haiti and Puerto Rico
7. What is the definition for trench?
A. Formed by sediment from plant and animal remains
B. Long, but narrow, topographical depression
C. Narrow strip of land connecting two landmasses
D. Group of islands
8. Who is Central America鈥檚 main trading partner?
A. Mexico
B. Venezuela
C. The United States
D. Canada
9. The first signs of complex society in Mesoamerica are that of which civilization?
A. Maya
B. Aztec
C. Olmec
D. San Lorenzo
10. What is a microloan?
A. a very small government aid package for developing countries
B. a small loan to finance education for families in underdeveloped countries
C. very small, short-term loan for a small business owner in an underdeveloped country
D. a very small community support program in an underdeveloped country
11. A microloan would support which of the following projects?
A. cattle farming
B. handcrafts
C. textbooks for school
D. tobacco plantation
12.
What country is an isthmus linking Central and South America?
A. Honduras
B. Guatemala
C. Panama
D. Puerto Rico
13. What are the three main sources of income for Cuba?
A. tobacco, health care, cigars
B. bananas, coffee, and tobacco
C. tobacco, tourism, and sugar
D. molasses, tourism, and sugar
14. What is the definition of archipelago?
A. Narrow strip of land connecting two landmasses
B. Long, but narrow, topographical depression
C. Group of islands
D. Formed by sediment from plant and animal remains
15.
____ shares a border with Mexico.
A. Guatemala
B. Costa Rica
C. Puerto Rico
D. Honduras
16. In general, what is a developing nation?
A. agrarian based society with low to medium standard of living
B. industrialized society with high birth rates
C. low birth rates and high standard of living
D. agrarian based society with low birth rates and high standard of living
17. The economy of Central America is primarily based on what two things?
A. exports and agriculture
B. coffee and bananas
C. coffee and tourism
D. tourism and agriculture
18. What is the definition for isthmus?
A. Long, but narrow, topographical depression
B. Formed by sediment from plant and animal remains
C. Narrow strip of land connecting two landmasses
D. Group of islands
19. Belize shares a border with Mexico.
True
False
20. How is Central America impacted by a recession and financial problems in the United States?
A. Sale of exports from Central America is reduced
B. No impact at all
C. More money will go to Central America instead of the U.S.
D. Fewer opportunities for emigration to the U.S.
21. How was power transferred in the Mayan society?
A. election
B. primogeniture
C. war
D. based on the calendar
22. Which Central American country is home to the Baboon Sanctuary 鈥?dedicated to protecting the black howler monkey population?
A. Honduras
B. Belize
C. Costa Rica
D. Panama
23. What is a dangerous side-effect of hurricanes in the Central American region?
A. volcanoes
B. earthquakes
C. tidal surge
D. mudslides
24.
What is the climate of Central America?
A. mainly temperate
B. mainly tropical and subtropical
C. mainly agrarian
D. mainly tropical with some arctic zones in the mountains
25. An archipelago is a large group of islands.
True
False
26. What landform forms on coral reefs as a result of wave action?
A. archipelagos
B. sandbars
C. cays
D. isthmus
27. Who outlawed the Maya religion and burned all but four of their sacred bark-paper books in the 16th century?Need Geography help?
3) C
4) C
5) B
6) A
12) C
18) C
22) B
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