The Caribbean and Central America
Name two countries in Central America.
EG Guatemala and Costa Rica
Why did the Spanish grow crops like sugarcane in the Caribbean?
To sell them in Europe where they were in high demand
What treaty gave Cuban independence and control of Puerto Rico to the U.S.?
Treaty of Paris
What is the meaning of GDP?
Gross Domestic Product – total value of all goods and services produced in a country
Turkey
What is the name of the narrow strip of land connecting North and South America?
Isthmus
What caused many native people in the Caribbean to die?
European diseases like smallpox and malaria
Who seized power and turned Cuba into a Communist country?
Fidel Castro
When a country sells goods or services to another
Export
Name two fruits from the Old World
Apples, Peaches
What are Haiti, Cuba, and Puerto Rico examples of?
Countries in the Caribbean
What was the triangular trade?
Trade between the Americas, Europe, and Africa
Who was the first woman governor of Puerto Rico?
Sila Calderón
When a country buys goods or services from another
Import
Name two fruits from the New World
Cacao, Vanilla, Avocado, Tomato
What kind of land is found next to the seacoast?
Coastal Plains
Why did European countries compete for control of the Americas during the triangular trade?
Because the trade brought huge profits
In what year did the U.S. set up a naval base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba?
1901
What sector uses natural resources?
Primary Sector
The most important VEGETABLE from the New World
MAIZE (corn)
What region is located between the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea?
The Caribbean
What is the name of the system that moved raw materials, goods, and enslaved people across three continents?
Triangular Trade
Who is considered the father of independence in the Dominican Republic?
Juan Pablo Duarte
What sector provides services like teachers or doctors?
Tertiary Sector
Name three diseases brought from the Old World
Malaria, Measles, Smallpox, Chicken pox, Influenza, Yellow Fever, Bubonic Plague