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Most Central Americans in rural areas have _________.
a) industries
b) farms
c) povery
d) deserts

Those in urban areas work in _______________ and _____________.
a) unions-factors
b) greenhouses-farms
c) war zones-safety areas
d) commerce-manufacturing

The region produces some petroleum, but most countries must import __________.
a) fuel
b) oil
c) silver
d) metals

________________, or large commercial farms, grow cash crops such as sugar or coffee.
a) Plantations
b) Vegetations
c) Farms
d) Gardens

____________________ employs relatively few workers.
a) Industries
b) Tourism
c) Santeria
d) Cattle ranching

Cattle ranching can cause environmental problems such as ________.
a) pollution
b) climate change
c) erosion
d) greenhouse effect

_____________ is one of the most important land uses in Central America and the Caribbean.
a) industries
b) tourism
c) farming
d) residential

The _______________ and _________________ have two of the region's largest tourist-based economies.
a) Bahamas-Jamaica
b) Haiti-Honduras
c) Puerto Rico-Costa Rica
d) Belize-Dominican Republic

_________________________ can have environmental consequences.
a) Industrialized farming
b) Sustenance agriculture
c) Large-scale farming
d) Urban farming

_______________________ can kill plants and animals, harming ecosystems such as coral reefs.
a) erosion
b) water pollution
c) bauxite
d) climate change

Around 1000 B.C., Native Americans known as the __________ began settling in what is not Guatemala.
a) Mayas
b) Arawak
c) Aztecs
d) Carib

The Caribbean islands were home to two main groups of people now known as the __________ and the _________.
a) Mayas-Aztecs
b) Auxiliaries-Mayas
c) Canary Islanders-Valencians
d) Arawak-Carib

In 1492, _________________ sailed across the Atlantic Ocean from Europe, arriving in the Bahamas.
a) Hernando Cortes
b) Francisco Pizarro
c) Christopher Columbus
d) Ponce de Leon

By the early 1500s, the Spanish had conquered the entire region and formed a colony in what is now _____________.
a) Cuba
b) Haiti
c) Panama
d) Belize

The Spanish called this colony the __________________________.
a) Kingdom of Guatemala
b) Carnival
c) Santeria
d) Diaspora

The government established the ________________, a legal system to control Native Americans in the Spanish colonies.
a) hacienda
b) encomienda
c) ecotourism
d) diaspora

Spanish landowners created ____________, or huge farms and ranches
a) hacienda
b) encomienda
c) ecotourism
d) diaspora

In the late 1700s, the people of ___________________ revolted against their French rulers.
a) Hernando Cortes
b) Francisco Pizarro
c) Christopher Columbus
d) Saint-Domingue

In 1821, the Kingdom of Guatemala declared independence from ____________.
a) Britain
b) Spain
c) Mexico
d) United States

The United States government gained control of land in ___________ and built the______________, an important trade link between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
a) Panama-Panama Canal
b) Mexico-Gulf of Mexico
c) Jamaica-Caribbean Sea
d) Belize-Cayman Trench

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