Multiple Choice
The two peninsulas that are part of Mexico are Baja, California and the _?_.
Yucatan Peninsula
The capital city of Guatemala is _____________ _____________.
Guatemala City
When did Columbus discovered the New World?
October 12, 1492
The First Communist dictatorship in the Western Hemisphere.
Cuba
Capuchin Monkey
Which Spanish explorer defeated the Aztecs?
Cortes
The capital of ___________ is Mexico City.
Mexico
The largest seashell found in the Americas?
Horse Conch
The island group on which Columbus first landed?
Bahamas
The largest cat native to the Western Hemisphere is the _?_.
Jaguar
Mexico leads the world in the mining and production of _?_.
Silver
The Capital of Panama is _____________ __________.
Panama City
The fish found in the Caribbean waters that has a spearlike snout?
Marlin
Jamaica.
What is a Mexican celebration of a special event called?
fiesta
The Indians who established a powerful empire in Mexico were the _?_.
Aztecs
The Capital of _____________ is Tegucigalpa.
Honduras
The volcano that erupted in 1902, destroying the towns in St. Pierre.
Mount Pelee.
The second largest island in the West Indies and home to two countries?
Sierra Madre Occidental
One of Mexico's most important natural resources is _?_.
Petroleum
The center for Mexico's steel industry is _________________.
Monterrey
The first European city in the Americas?
Isabela
The only United States possession where people drive on the left side of the road?
U.S. Virgin Islands
What is a tall hat with a wide brim worn by men in traditional Mexican dress called_?_.
Sombrero.