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A festival that is held in February or March depending on Lent Easter) that leads up to the holy season is called:
a) Christmas
b) Carnival
c) Day of the Dead
d) Cinco de Mayo
European settlers in the region developed social classes based on race. Which group was NOT included in the social hierarchy of Latin America?
a) Asians
b) Peninsulars
c) Mestzios
d) slaves
The economies of Central American countries depend on ______ and harvesting wood from their rainforest.
a) mining
b) banking
c) teaching
d) farming
According to the readings in class, which of the following sports is NOT popular in Central America?
a) boxing
b) soccer
c) baseball
d) hockey
Central America exports 3 important cash crops. Which one is NOT an export of Central America?
a) oil
b) bananas
c) sugarcane
d) coffee
____ and farming are the most important economic activities in the Caribbean.
a) Mining
b) Youtuber
c) Tourism
d) Banking
Cruel treatment ______wiped out huge numbers of Native Americans.
a) social classes
b) viceroys
c) missionaries
d) diseases
Why is tourism a main resource in Central America?
a) climate
b) government
c) sports
d) economy
What are two unique religions that exist in Central America?
a) Polytheism Voodoo
b) Voodoo Rastafarianism
c) Rastafarianism Islam
d) Islam Daoism
The spread of cultural ideas to this region are an example of which of the following themes?
a) Human-Environment Interaction
b) Location
c) Movement
d) Place
The Olmec, Maya and Aztecs are:
a) names of ancient gods in Canada
b) ancient civilizations in Mexico
c) countries in Central America
d) small cities in Belize
What is the overall benefit of the Panama Canal?
a) It added more water to the arid country.
b) It allows North America and South America to not be attached by land.
c) It allows transporting goods from one country to another in a simpler, safer and quicker way.
d) It created jobs unrelated to agriculture.
Why did people decide that the country of Panama would be a good place for the canal?
a) There were very few mosquitos
b) It was furthest from Canada
c) Panama asked the French to build the canal
d) Panama was so narrow
Which of the following countries is an archipelago, or group of islands?
a) Bahamas
b) Panama
c) Haiti
d) Nicaragua
Panama is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas, or an _______.
a) peninsula
b) island
c) archipelago
d) isthmus
What country in this region is actually a US territory?
a) Cuba
b) Puerto Rico
c) Panama
d) Belize
The majority of Central America has which of the following climates?
a) continental
b) arid
c) tropical
d) polar
What European country settled Mexico?
a) Spain
b) France
c) Russia
d) Britain
What makes Central America a region of its own?
a) the countries share a common polar climate
b) the countries do not have anything in common
c) the countries share common human characteristics
d) the countries do not like associate themselves with Canada the U.S.
Central American culture is based on European, _______, and Indigenous (Maya, Aztecs, Olmecs)ideas and beliefs.
a) Canadian
b) French
c) African
d) Russian
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