History study guide CH9 SEC1/2

Section 1

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Which region is actually called the southern part of North America and has seven countries to make up the land?

Central America

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What is a thin or narrow piece of land that connects two larger pieces of land?

Isthmus

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Which islands hold the greater Antilles and the lesser Antilles?

Caribbean Islands

1

What is a large group of islands close by each other?

Archipelago

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The islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico are all apart of what group of islands?

Greater Antilles

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The three islands of Virginia,Trinidad and Tobago are apart of what?

Lesser Antilles

Section 1

1

What group of islands lies in the Atlantic ocean with about 700 islands and thousands of reefs?

Bahamas

1

What pushes up thousands of layers of land above the sea level to become islands?

Tectonic Plates

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What is a moist and high elevation tropical forest where low clouds are common?

Cloud Forest

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What is a dangerous type of storm that can bring violent winds, heavy rain, and high seas?

Hurricanes

1

What is it called when the ash from volcanoes enrich the soils and help produce major crops including coffee, bananas, sugar cane, cotton, and even timber from forest. 

Agriculture

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What does Central America rely on to help their developement?

Energy

Section 2

1

Which group of people built large cities and temples in AD 250 but abandoned these structures around 900?

Maya

1

When did Spanish colonies declare independence from Spain?

1821

1

What is the group of countries that stayed together in the Central American region?

United Provinces of Central America

1

In what years did Costa Rica, Nicaragua,Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala separate from each other?

1838 to 1839

1

In what year did Panama separate from Colombia?

1903

1

In what year did Belize gain independence from Britain? 

1981

Section 2

1

Which business controlled most of the banana production in the Central Americas and developed transportation and communication in the region?

United Fruit Company

1

What is a useful produced used to make chocolate?

Cacao

1

What helped the United States to trade among the countries?

Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA)

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What country is highly populated and most of the people who live there live in small villages  in the Highlands?

Guatemala

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What is the smallest populated country, not much agriculture, and tourism is popular?

Belize

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What is the practice of using an areas natural environment to attract tourist?

Ecotourism

Section 2

1

What countries know for uneven lands, high mountains , and fruits and bananas are important?

Honduras

1

What is the conflict between two or more groups within a country?

Civil War

1

In what country do few people own land and are wealthy but most of the population is poor?

El Salvador

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Which country has been rebuilding since the civil war in 1979 and a group of people called the Sandinista's overthrew a dictator and made a rule of election until rebels  ended it in 1990 when the war ended?

Nicaragua

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Which country is know to be peaceful and doesn't  have an army to fight?

Costa Rica

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What is the narrowest country in the region and local industries make the canal area the country's most prosperous region?

Panama Canal