Central America And Caribbean Geography Question Preview (ID: 51879)


Answer The Questions About The Geography Of Central America And Caribbean Countries/island Nations. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

The Caribbean islands are an archipelago. What is an archipelago?
a) A trade agreement among Caribbean nations
b) A mountainous area in the center of a continent
c) A large group of islands
d) A dangerous area where bad storms occur

Cuba, Jamaica, and Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico make up this region of the Caribbean Sea?
a) Greater Antilles
b) Pacific Corridor
c) Lesser Antilles
d) Gulf Stream

The region of the Caribbean Sea that stretches from the Virgin Islands to Trinidad and Tobago is called ____________________?
a) Greater Antilles
b) Lesser Antilles
c) Bahamas
d) Galapagos Islands

Many Caribbean islands are actually the tops of __________________________.
a) Icebergs
b) Valleys
c) Plains
d) Underwater Mountains

Which of the following statements is true about volcanic activity in the Caribbean Sea?
a) Earthquakes and volcanic activity do not occur in this area
b) Because of the cold temps in this area, volcanic activity does not occur very often
c) Earthquakes and volcanic activity occur frequently as tectonic plates shift
d) Volcanic activity occurs, but earthquakes never happen in this region

The two main climates of the Caribbean Islands and Central American countries are humid tropical and ________________.
a) Tropical Savanna
b) Temperate deciduous forest
c) Tundra
d) Taiga

Central America and the Caribbean are home to 20 _______ and many island territories.
a) River systems
b) Hurricanes every year
c) Mountain Ranges
d) Countries

What area includes the countries of Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rico, El Salvador, and Panama?
a) Caribbean
b) Central America
c) South America
d) Eurasia

What country borders Central America to the north?
a) Mexico
b) United States
c) Yucatan Peninsula
d) Canada

What country borders Central America to the south?
a) Cuba
b) South America
c) Colombia
d) Brazil

Because of warm ocean currents in the Atlantic, what natural disasters are common in the Caribbean?
a) Ice Cap Development
b) Forest Fires
c) Hurricanes
d) Tornadoes

Agriculture in the Caribbean and Central American countries is often possible because of the _______ that has often enriched the soil.
a) Volcanic Ash
b) Dry Soil
c) Rocky coastline
d) Coral

Coffee, sugarcane, bananas, and cotton are major ____________ in the Central America and Caribbean region.
a) Invasive species
b) nightmare
c) Cash Crops
d) burden

What is the most important industry of Central America and the Caribbean region?
a) Mining
b) Manufacturing
c) Oil
d) Tourism

Central America and the Caribbean have few mineral or energy based ___________.
a) Trade agreements
b) Resources
c) Co-ops with other countries
d) drinks

Because energy resources are limited in the Caribbean and Central America, these. countries must _______ them from other countries.
a) Steal
b) Sell
c) Import
d) Export

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