Central America And Caribbean Geography Question Preview (ID: 51879)
Answer The Questions About The Geography Of Central America And Caribbean Countries/island Nations.
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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
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
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
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
Many Caribbean islands are actually the tops of __________________________.
a) Icebergs
b) Valleys
c) Plains
d) Underwater Mountains
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
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 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
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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