Central America
What continent is Central America located in?
North America
How many islands does the carribean have?
700 Islands
The maximum value that longitude can be is:
180°
What is the only foreign island that George Washington went to and the house he stayed in is still there?
Barbados
What country now owns the Panama Canal?
Panama
What city in Central America has the highest population?
Mexico City
How many islands are actualy inhabited?
2% of the Caribbean Islands
What penalty is assessed for excess absences?
2.5% for EACH absence in excess of 3
What are the Caribbean Islands known as?
West Indies
What does Costa Rica mean in Spanish?
Rich Coast
What industry is key to Mexico's economy?
Car Production
What dominant languages do they speak?
Spanish, English, Dutch, Haitian Creole and Papiamento
The maximum value that latitude can be is:
90°
What do geologists believe how the Caribbean islands evolved?
They evolved from an arc of volcanoes that erupted beneath the ocean billions of years ago.
Name the place where the Mexican cliff divers are a tourist attraction.
Alcaplco
What are the Las Bolas and where are they located?
Huge, perfect rock spheres in Costa Rica.
What pirates of the Caribbean movies were made in the Caribbean?
The curse of black pearl, dead man's chest, at worlds end and on stranger tides
How many unexcused absences are allowed without penalty?
3
About how many people live in the Caribbean's territories?
About 49 million people
What U.S. president insisted that the Panama Canal must by built?
Teddy Roosevelt
What is a lock and how does it work?
85 foot tall gates that use water to raise and lower ships.
What island in the Caribbean have more churches per square mile than any other country in the world?
Jamaica
What is the primary line of reference for latitude?
0°N/S (the equator)
What are the three most populous island territories?
Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
What is different about Costa Rica's population?
Nearly 80% Caucasian