VOCAB
The Panama Canal
A government in which a king or a queen acts as head of state but an elected parliament makes and passes laws refers to...
A constitutional monarchy
What are the names of the three island groups in the Caribbean Sea?
The Bahamas, the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles
Rights that belong to all individuals are called_human rights_______
Human Rights
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Living or occurring naturally in a particular place
Select the word or words with the closest meaning to the ALL CAPS word.
Because of its geographic location, the Caribbean islands are PRONE to hurricanes.
likely to experience
How do natural resources relate to population patterns?
Areas that are rich in natural resources tend to be densely populated
Which physical process is most responsible for the formation of islands in the Caribbean Sea
Volcanic
Where are the Caribbean Islands located in relation to the United States?
Southeast
One economic reason for the general trend of migration from rural to urban areas is that
people in rural areas have more opportunities to find jobs
Who proposed orbital theory
What is a pilgrimmage?
a journey to a sacred place
Because they lack natural resources, the Caribbean Islands have mostly ________ economies.
developing
the transfer of plants, animals and people between Europe, Asia and Africa on one side and the Americas to the other refers to what
The Columbian Exchange
crops sold for profit, often to foreign countriesa
A large farm in Central America is known as...
plantation
Johannes Gutenberg