Central America - General Knowledge
7
True or False: All countries in Central America have experienced civil wars in the past 100 years.
False
The Panama Canal's construction was begun by which nation?
The tree line is the line on a mountain in which, generally speaking, trees exist only at or (above/below) the line.
Honduras
What body of water borders Central America to the east?
The Caribbean Sea
Which country used to be a part of Colombia?
Panama
Name one of two reasons why the first country constructing the Panama Canal didn't finish.
Tropical climate and swampy terrain
The snow line is the line on a mountain in which permanent snow and ice are found (above/below) the line.
above
lanidutitla noitanoz
altitudinal zonation
What body of water borders Central America to the west?
Pacific Ocean
El Salvador's main crop is _______.
coffee
Which country finished the Panama Canal?
The United States
the loss of educated people or professionals from a peripheral area who move to a core area.
brain drain
aTrier aFir
Tierra Fria
Generally speaking, as one goes higher in elevation, the temperature gets (colder/hotter).
colder
Costa Rica is known as the "_____________ of Central America".
Switzerland
What year was the Canal Zone and the actual Panama Canal returned to Panama?
2000
A political state whose economy is dominated by a single crop, which happens to be bananas.
banana republic
ngiraeLn egahGoryp si unf!
Learning Geography is fun!
Which elevation zone has the largest human population?
The second from the bottom (Tierra Templada)
What is the main export crop of El Salvador?
coffee
What part of the canal raises and lowers ships from sea level to the eighty-five-foot water level of the canal and the lake?
A term used to describe a capital city that has been moved to better serve or protect a country's interests.
forward capital
aaaeulmGt
Guatemala