Section 1 & 2
Which region, which includes Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama, is the southern portion of North America?
Central America
What resources are significantly limited; Central America and the Caribbean islands must rely on these imports, limiting their development opportunities?
Energy
Which country in Central America has the smallest population?
Belize
What is the name of the Caribbean Islands that Christopher Columbus named; many who lived there were Indians?
West Indies
A dish from Barbados that is made from pigs' tails, ears, and snouts.
Souse
What is the name of a thin strip of land that joins two larger land areas?
Isthmus
Who built vast cities with pyramids and temples in various Central American countries around AD 250 and abandoned most of them around 900, although the ruins of several ancient cities may still be found in the region today?
Maya
What is the term for the practice of leveraging an area's natural surroundings to attract tourists?
Ecotourism
Who had interest in the smaller Caribbean Islands unlike Spain?
English, French, Dutch, and Danish
What is the name of a self-governing territory associated with another country?
Commonwealth
What is the name of the hundreds of islands that lay across the Caribbean Sea from Central America?
Caribbean Islands
Which year did the Spanish colonies of Central America declare their independence from Spain?
1821
What is the name of a mountainous country whose people live primarily in mountain valleys and near the northern coast?
Honduras
What is the name of the person that led the slave revolt that helped Haiti gained independence from France in 1804?
Toussaint-L’Ouverture
What is the name of the capital of Haiti and is the center of the nation's limited industry?
Portau-Prince
What is the definition of a vast collection of islands?
Archipelago
The Spanish colonies of Central America declared independence from Spain, but much of the territory stayed united, known as what?
United Provinces of Central America
What is the term used to describe a dispute between two or more groups within a country?
Civil War
this country occupies the western part of the island of Hispaniola. The country's capital, Portau-Prince, is the center of the nation’s limited industry. Many farm small plots. Coffee and sugarcane are among it's main exports. What is the name of this country?
Haiti
What is the term that is someone who flees to another country, usually for political or economic reasons?
Refugee
What do the four main islands of Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Cuba make up?
Greater Antilles
Around which years did Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala separate?
1838 to 1839
Which people's country has been working to rebuild itself since the conclusion of the conflict in 1992, with one advantage being the country's fertile soil, which allows them to grow and export commodities such as coffee and sugarcane?
El Salvador
This country occupies the eastern part of Hispaniola. It is not a rich country. The capital is Santo Domingo. What country is this?
Dominican Republic
When did a catastrophic earthquake strike close to Port-au-Prince?
January, 12, 2010
What are the various smaller islands in the Caribbean made of?
Lesser Antilles
Panama remained a part of Colombia until which year?
1903
Which South American country has been rebuilding since the end of a civil war, which concluded in 1990 and is now democratic?
Nicaragua
Puerto Rico's economy has benefited from this republic's aid and investment. Many Puerto Ricans move there for better paying jobs. What is the name of this Republic?
United States
What is the name of the capital of the Dominican Republic?
Santo Domingo
What is the name of an island group in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Florida that includes nearly 700 islands and thousands of reefs?
Bahamas
What year did Belize win independence from Britain?
1981
Which South American country has a history of peace, a stable democratic administration, and no army?
Costa Rica
What is the name of the most largest and populous country in the Caribbean Islands?
Cuba
What is the name of Cuba's capital and is the country’s largest and most important city?
Havana
Many Caribbean islands are actually the summits of underwater mountains and volcanoes, whilst others originated as coral reefs that were progressively pushed up to form flat limestone islands. What has pushed this region's land up out of the sea over millions of years?
Colliding Tectonic Plates
In the early to mid-1900s, which American business controlled the majority of Central American banana production?
United Fruit Company
What is the name of the structure that connects the Pacific Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Atlantic Ocean? The United States completed its construction in 1914, and it has long played a vital role in the region's economics and politics.
Panama Canal
What dialect do many Haitians speak?
French Creole
Who had been in power of Cuba in 1959?
Fidel Castro
What is the name of a moist, high-elevation tropical forest characterized by low clouds?
Cloud Forest
What is the name of Central America's chocolate source?
Cacao
What is the name of the area that Christopher Columbus discovered in 1492?
America
What is the name of a regional variety of languages?
Dialect
What is the name of the organization that is owned by its members and operated for their mutual benefit?
Cooperative
What is the name of a tropical storm that brings powerful winds, heavy rain, and high seas, often occurring between June and November? Their winds and flooding can wreak devastation and loss of lives.
Hurricanes
Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua signed an agreement with the United States in 2005 to enhance trade between the countries known as what?
Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA)
How many independent countries are in the Caribbean Islands?
13
A blended religion that is practiced.
Santería
A number of Caribbean islands are not sovereign nations. What title do they represent for other countries ?
Territories
Which industry in the region may be profitable where volcanic ash has enriched the soil; coffee, bananas, sugarcane, and cotton thrive and are key crops.
Agriculture
Which Central American country has the largest population, with almost 13 million people?
Guatemala
This country had little interest in the Caribbean islands. Cuba gained their independence from them in 1904 and others did not gain independence until later years. What country is this?
Spain
What do you call a time of feasts and celebration before the Christian season of Lent begins?
Carnival
The smallest country in the Caribbean Islands.
Saint Kitts and Nevis