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Geography
Central America
Caribbean Islands
Key Terms
Key Terms Related to Land and Climate
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Which island group lies in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Florida?
Bahamas.
100
What is the capital of Cuba?
Havana.
100
What is a commonwealth?
A self-governing territory associated with another country.
100
What is a moist, high-elevation tropical forest with low clouds?
Cloud forest.
200
What is an export of rain forests in the region?
Timber.
200
When did the US finish building the Panama Canal?
1914.
200
Most Caribbean Indians died from this.
Disease.
200
What is a civil war?
A conflict between two or more groups within a country.
200
What is an archipelago?
A large group of islands.
300
How were many of the Caribbean Islands formed?
Many are the tops of underwater mountains and volcanoes, others began as coral reefs and were pushed up to become flat limestone islands.
300
Which is the poorest country in the Americas?
Haiti.
300
Ideas of independence in the Americas were sparked by a slave revolt in this country.
Haiti.
300
What is a dialect?
A regional variety of a language.
300
What is an isthmus?
A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas.
400
What causes volcanoes and earthquakes to form?
They occur as tectonic plates shift.
400
Why do most people in El Salvador live in poverty?
Because a few rich people own the land.
400
Which country was a Spanish colony but is now a US commonwealth?
Puerto Rico.
400
What is a refugee?
Someone who flees to another country, usually for political or economic reasons.
400
What marks the change in seasons in most of Central America and the Caribbean?
Rainfall.
500
Name two Central American countries with little land for agriculture.
Belize and Honduras.
500
How is Costa Rica different from Guatemala?
Costa Rica is peaceful and has no army. Guatemala has been plagued by war and military dictators.
500
How does life in Puerto Rico differ from life in the US?
Puerto Rican voters are not represented in the US Congress, wages are lower, unemployment is higher, and the weather is warmer.
500
What is a cooperative?
An organization owned by its members and operated for their mutual benefit.
500
What is ecotourism?
When tourists travel to see an area's natural environment.