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What 4 islands make up the Greater Antilles?
Cuba, Jamaica, Hispanola, and Puerto Rico
_____ was an important crop because it would bring in more money than any other crop in the Caribbean
Sugarcane
The __________ extend from the eastern coast of Florida to the northeastern tip of Cuba
Bahamas
Central America is made up of how many countries?
7
The smallest island in the Greater Antilles is _____
Puerto Rico
Ten years after Christopher Columbus landed in the Bahamas, the Spanish built their first settlement in the Caribbean on ____________
Hispaniola
All of Central American countries have what kind of government?
Democracy
The Isthmus of _______ is located at the southernmost end of Central America
Panama
______ is the largest of the 4 islands in the Greater Antilles
Cuba
What are 4 foods that people from Central America exchanged with Europeans
corn(maize), beans, peanuts, tomatoes, potatoes, cassava, squash, pumpkins, sweet potatoes
The islands of the Caribbean divide the Caribbean Sea with the rest of the ______ Ocean
Atlantic
Central America is smaller than which US state?
Texas
Middle America is a region of the world made up of ________, _________, and ________________
Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America
Out of all of the Caribbean nations, only Cuba, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic have what kind of leadership?
dictator/military leaders
_____ and _____ were the two most important crops grown in Central America in the mid to late 1800s
Bananas and coffee
The Panama Canal was completed in what year?
1914
What were the 3 effects the Spanish had on Central America and the Caribbean:
introduced the Spanish language
converted natives to Catholicism
began plantations
In Central America before the Europeans arrived, the ________ were one of the most important groups of people
Mayas
What are 4 foods that Europeans brought to Central America?
Cabbage, cauliflower, onions, melons, lettuce, radishes, bananas, rice, yams
Explain the Triangle Trade:
_______ sent finished products to _______.
________ sent slaves to the _________.
The ________ sent sugar, fruit, and coffee to ______
England-West Africa
West Africa-Caribbean
Caribbean-England
The Columbian Exchange started with _______ in the Americas and countinued with the arrival of the __________ and ______________
Christopher Columbus
Europeans and Africans
______ has a line of about 40 volcanoes along the western coastline
Nicaragua
How did the Columbian Exchange affect the people, culture, and food of Central America?
it created a blend of people and cultures and it brought new foods to the area
__________ plantations produce much of the world's banana crop
Lowland
The ____ were thought to be the first group of people in the Caribbean
Ciboneys