Government/Economy
What is the main product of the West Indies?
Sugar
What island in the Bahamas did Columbus land on in 1492?
San Salvador
Everything in the Western Hemisphere that is south of the US/Mexico border is known as _____________.
Latin America
The most people
Guatemala
US Territory....name literally means "Rich Port"
Puerto Rico
What is the capital of Mexico?
Mexico City
Who led a revolt against the Cuban government of Fulgencio Batista and installed a communist state?
Fidel Castro
What is the main language spoken in Latin America?
Spanish
The smallest
El Salvador
Isle of Spice
Grenada
What is the main product of Central America?
Coffee
Who was the Spanish explorer that discovered Mexico?
Hernando Cortes
What is the predominant religion in Latin America?
Roman Catholicism
English Speaking
Belize
British Territory...home to a "Deadly Triangle"
Bermuda
What is the main product of Mexico?
Silver
What is the term for someone of mixed European and Indian ancestry?
Mestizo
What island is shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic?
Hispaniola
"Rich Coast"
Costa Rica
Island of Springs
Which two nations own the Virgin Islands?
United States and Great Britain
Who was the Aztec emperor that Cortes deceived?
Montezuma
What is the term for a group or chain of islands?
Archipelago
The poorest
Honduras
French Territory
Guadeloupe
What makes the government of Cuba unique to the Western Hemisphere?
Communism
Who had a great civilization in Mexico before Europeans arrived?
Aztecs
What are the island nations of the Caribbean collectively known as?
The West Indies
Who had the 1st great civilization in the Western Hemisphere?
Maya/Mayans
Most Mountainous Country
Dominican Republic