When did the Spanish colonies of Central America declare independence from Spain?
What is they declared independence in 1821.
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Who ruled Nicaragua in the 1980s?
What is the Sandinistas.
100
What part of Central America did the British claim?
What is they claimed Belize and part of the Nicaraguan coast.
100
Which foreign power had the greatest influence upon Central American society?
What is Spain.
100
What is the Panama canal?
What is the Panama canal is a canal in Panama that connects the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Caribbean Sea.
200
Why did people demand reforms in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua?
What is they resented the control that many foreign companies, or maquiladoras, had over Central America.
200
What is ecotourism?
What is the practice of using an area's natural environment to attract tourists.
200
How did independence affect most Central American countries?
What is control of the land passed from Spain to a few wealthy landowners.
200
What is an important part of Central American culture that still influences many town celebrations?
What is religion.
200
What is the ethnic background of most people in Central America?
What is most people are mestizos, or people of mixed European and Indian ancestry.
300
What language do most people in Central America speak?
What is Spanish.
300
How does Costa Rica differ from many other Central American countries?
What is Costa Rica has a history of peace, it has a stable, democratic government, and it does not have an army.
300
How have native cultures influenced cultural practices in Central America today?
What is native language are still spoken, Indian beliefs influence catholocism, and corn is now part of the people's diet.
300
What makes the canal area in Panama the country's most populous region?
What is canal fees and investment in the canal.
300
Who built a civilization in Central America before the Spanish came, and around what time did they build that civilization?
What is the Mayans build a civilization in the 1500s.
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Name the religion that most people in Central America practice.
What is most Central Americans are Roman Catholic.
400
Why do you think Panama wants control of the Panama canal?
What is they want the canal fees and it provides a quick link between the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Caribbean Sea.
400
What is a civil war, and where in Central America has a civil war been fought?
What is a civil war is a conflict between two or more groups in a country. A civil war has been fought in Guatemala, Nicaragua, and El Salvador.
400
Why do you think some people in Central America still speak their native language?
What is they were located in remote areas where the Europeans could not reach them.
400
Which country in Central America is the most populous country?
What is Guatemala.
500
How did Spain influence the region's history?
What is they brought their religion, which was roman catholic, their spanish language, and many religious celebrations to Central America.
500
Which European country had control of Belize until it gained independence in 1981? What language do they now speak thanks to that countries countrol over Belize?
What is England had control over Belize until 1981 and the national language of Belize is English.
500
Why might some people practice ecotourism?
What is it will help tourists to see features of a countries natural environment, and it will bring a country money from a possible increase in tourist visits.
500
What can you conclude was the reason behind the civil war in El Salvador in the 1980s?
What is the large differences between the poor and the rich.
500
What benifits and drawbacks might there be to the United Fruit Company's owning so much land?
What is most people struggled to survive because the rich owned most of the land. On the other hand, communication improved because one person owned all the land and thus had an easier time talking to the people who lived under his control.