Mexico
Central America
Caribbean Islands
Bodies of Water
100

Mexico gained its independence from _____________ in 1821.

Spain

100

This Central American country is divided in half by the busiest canal in the world.

Panama

100

Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti/Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico are all the _________________ Antilles.

Greater

100

The ocean to the West of Mexico and Central America is the ________________.

Pacific

200

North Central Mexico, states like Chihuahua, Coahuila, and Sonora, have a ______________ climate.

Desert

200

The mountains of Central American countries form part of the _______________ __________ ___ __________.

Pacific Ring of Fire

200

The Lesser Antilles are closer to which continent, North America or South America?

South America

200

Two bodies of water to the East of Mexico are the _________ __ _____________ and the __________________ ______.

Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea

300

The civilization that ruled much of Mexico when the Spaniards arrived was the ______________ Empire

Aztec

300

This Central American country has English as the official language.

Belize

300

True or False: All Caribbean Islands are independent nations.

False

300
The Gulf of California is a body of salt water between which two areas?

Mainland Mexico and the Baja California peninsula.

400

The most populated are of Mexico is the _____________ valley.

Central, or area around Mexico City.

400

Which native civilization used to rule much of Central America, especially Guatemala, Honduras, and Belize?

The Maya

400

Since all the islands are tropical, what causes the climate to be different in different parts of the islands?

Elevation

400

Although called the Rio Grande in the USA, this river is known as the ____ ___________ in many parts of Mexico.

Rio Bravo

500

The two mountain chains in Mexico are called the Sierra Madre ______________________ and the Sierra Madre __________________.

Orientales and Occidentales

500

All Central American countries except Panama and Belize were part of ____________ in the 1820s, but quickly formed their own nations.

Mexico

500

Name two Caribbean islands were English or Dutch are the official language, not Spanish or French.

Could be any of the following: Jamaica, US Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, Aruba, Curacao, Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, etc.

500

Which Central American country has the largest lake in the region?

Nicaragua

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