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7th Grade Ch. 5 And 6 Review Game Part II
Test Description: Central America and the Caribbean
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which canal connected the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans?
A
Panama Canal
B
Guatemala Canal
C
Suez Canal
D
Bahama Canal
2) Which country was responsible for building the Panama Canal?
A
Great Britain
B
the United States
C
Colombia
D
Panama
3) The Panama Canal's slogan is The Land United, the World Divided.
A
True
B
False
4) As a result of their different histories, Costa Rica became a strong and stable Democracy, while Nicaragua became the poorest country in Central America.
A
True
B
False
5) How does literacy rate relate to the percentage of people living below poverty?
A
As the literacy rate decreases, the poverty rate increases.
B
The literacy rate and the poverty rate are always the exact same.
C
As the literacy rate decreases, the poverty rate decreases.
D
As the literacy rate increases, the poverty rate increases.
6) Which country, Costa Rica or Nicaragua, seems to have a better standard of living, or quality of life?
A
Costa Rica
B
Nicaragua
7) What is the poorest country in the western hemisphere?
A
Nicaragua
B
Guatemala
C
Haiti
D
St. Lucia
8) What percentage of Haiti's people live in poverty?
A
10 percent
B
50 percent
C
20 percent
D
80 percent
9) Which of the following is NOT a natural disaster that had a major impact on the food supply of Central America
A
drought
B
tidal wave
C
flood
D
hurricane
10) In which Central American country are 23 percent of children underweight and almost half are small for their age because they don't get proper nutrients in their diet?
A
Haiti
B
Cuba
C
Bahamas
D
Guatemala
11) Which of the following is an example of a push factor in migration?
A
war
B
job opportunities
C
security
D
higher standard of living
12) Which of the following is an example of a pull factor in migration?
A
natural disasters
B
poverty
C
better job opportunities
D
war
13) How much of the population of the Caribbean lives in cities?
A
two-thirds
B
one-half
C
one-fourth
D
one-tenth
14) Political conflict in Cuba and Haiti have pushed people to move where?
A
Africa
B
Brazil
C
Australia
D
the United States
15) Remittances have become a significant part of the economy of some Caribbean countries.
A
False
B
True
16) Which of the following is NOT a vital industry to Central America and the Caribbean's economy?
A
agriculture
B
tourism
C
manufacturing
17) Which of the following was NOT an effect of the 7.0 earthquake in Haiti in 2010?
A
the tourism industry grew
B
extensive damage to many of Haiti's cities
C
200,000 people were killed
D
roughly a million were left homeless
18) Which tectonic plate does Central America and the Caribbean sit on?
A
the North American Plate
B
the Central Plate
C
the Cocos Plate
D
the Caribbean Plate
19) Since the 1990s, global air travel and advertising have made tourism and important industry in the Caribbean and Central America
A
True
B
False
20) What did island cultures in the Caribbean blend to make their own musical styles?
A
European and African instruments and rhythms
B
Latin and European songs
C
none of the above
D
American and Asian music styles
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