World History Chapter 9: Section 1 & 2 (Preview)

Section 1

100

What region includes; Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama?

Central America

200

What is a piece of land which connects 2 large pieces of land known as?

Isthmus

300

What region includes these sovereign nations ; Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago?

Caribbean Islands

400

A group of islands forming a line. What is this called?

Archipelago

500

Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico. 

Greater Antilles

600

U.S. Virgin Islands to Trinidad and Tobago.

Lesser Antilles

Section 1

100

An archipelago group that has about 700 islands and is off the coast of Florida.

Bahamas

200

What causes earthquakes and surrounds Central America and the Caribbean islands? 

Tectonic Plates

300

A high elevation forest with its trees reaching low clouds. What is this known as?

Cloud Forest

400

What natural disaster is a danger from summer to fall in Central America?

Hurricanes

500

Volcanic ash makes this resource a great form of income and food for this region, what is it called?

Agriculture

600

Something that Central America has to import and does not have much of.

Energy

Section 2

100

Around 250 AD, which people made large cities with pyramids with temples in Central America?

Maya

200

When did most of Central America gain independence from Spain?

1821

300

What nation did Central America become after independence from Spain?

United Provinces of Central America

400

When did Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala separate?

1838 to 1839

500

What year did Panama get independence from Columbia?

1903

600

What year did Belize get independence from the United Kingdom?

1981

Section 2

100

What company supplies many fruits and has much land in Central America?

United Fruit Company

200

What is chocolate made out of and is plentiful in Central America?

Cacao

300

What trade agreement did Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua sign in 2005?

Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA)

400

This country has the most people in Central America and has 13 million people. What is this country called?

Guatemala

500

This country has the smallest population of Central America and does not have much land for farming. This country has lots of ecotourism and has become popular recently. What is this country's name?

Belize

600

What is the term of tourism based off of its land and nature called?

Ecotourism

Section 2

100

This country is very mountainous and makes transportation hard. Citrus fruits and bananas are the main crops of this country. What is this country's name?

Honduras

200

What is it called when multiple parties go against each other in a single country?

Civil War

300

In this country few rich families own lots of land while much of the country lives in poverty. This country had a very long civil war that caused many deaths and the economy was ruined. What is this country's name?

El Salvador

400

This country, like El Salvador, has had a civil war in the 80s. A group known as the Sandinistas overtook a dictator. Many Nicaraguans supported the Sandinistas but, rebel forces and the United States had liberated Nicaragua. What is this country's name?

Nicaragua

500

Unlike the rest of Central America this country has had a history of peace. In fact, this country does not even have an army. What is this country called?

Costa Rica

600

What is the canal that connects the Pacific ocean to the Atlantic? This canal was controlled by the United States until 1999.

Panama Canal