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5. What is one reason that Costa Rica has fewer poor people compared to other countries? (1pt)
What is...
a. It has a high literacy rate
8. Who tightly controls Cuba’s society? What happens to people who criticize the government? (2pts)
What is...
1. Communist leaders
2. They are often arrested and jailed.
9. What has made for an unstable government in Haiti? How does the textbook describe most of Haiti’s people? What is a major source of income for most of Hait’s people? (3pts)
What is...
a. Conflicts among political groups.
b. Poor
c. Remittances (money sent back home by Haitians who work in other countries.
4. What are two ways Costa Rica has long stood out from its war-torn neighbors? What is true about Costa Rica as a result? (3pts)
What is...
1. A stable democracy is in place, and no wars have been fought within or outside the country since the 1800s.
2. As a result, Costa Rica has no army-only a police force to keep law and order.
1. Which countries make up Central America? (7pts)
What is...
a. Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.
10. What has Puerto Rico been since 1952? How does this impact Puerto Ricans? (2pts)
What is...
a. A commonwealth (self-governing territory)
b. They are American citizens
3. Who are about half of Guatemala’s people descended from? What two languages are spoken in Guatemala? (2pts)
What is...
1. Ancient Maya
2. Maya languages and Spanish
7. What type of economy does Cuba have? What does this mean? (2pts)
What is...
1. Command Economy
2. The communist government decides how resources are used and what goods and services are produced.
6. When did the United States give Panama control over the Panama Canal? How does Panama profit off the canal today? (2pts)
What is...
a. 1999
b. Profits from fees that ships pay to use the canal
2. What do most people in Central America depend on to earn their income? What has held back some of the economies within Central America? (2pts)
What is...
1. Farming
2. Conflict between ethic and political groups.