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The poorest country in the Americas is ...
a) Panama.
b) Haiti.
c) Honduras.
d) Cuba.

Puerto Rico was a Spanish colony, but today it is ...
a) an independent country.
b) a state in the U.S.
c) a Spanish territory.
d) A U.S. commonwealth.

Ideas of independence in the Americas were sparked by a slave revolt in ...
a) Cuba.
b) the Bahamas.
c) the Dominican Republic.
d) Haiti.

Most Caribbean Indians died from ...
a) starvation.
b) fighting the Europeans.
c) overwork.
d) disease.

When did the United States finish building the Panama Canal?
a) 1999
b) 1914
c) 1979
d) 1900

Most people in El Salvador live in poverty because ...
a) the country has little fertile soil.
b) a few rich people own most of the land.
c) a civil war is being fought there.
d) the tourism industry provides most jobs.

Which Central American country has a history of peace and stability?
a) Honduras
b) Guatemala
c) Costa Rica
d) Nicaragua

Two Central American countries with little land for agriculture are ...
a) Guatemala and Costa Rica.
b) Belize and Honduras.
c) El Salvador and Panama.
d) Nicaragua and Guatemala.

Where in Central America do people of African descent most often live?
a) in mountain valleys.
b) in the highlands.
c) in the rain forests.
d) along the Caribbean coast.

Some traditional foods in Central America are the same as in ...
a) Mexico.
b) Spain.
c) England.
d) France.

The United Fruit Company controlled most of the banana production in Central America in ...
a) the early to mid-1900s.
b) the 1800s.
c) early colonial times.
d) the mid- to late 1900s.

What is the official language in most Central American countries?
a) English
b) Spanish
c) French
d) Creole

An export of rain forests in the region is ...
a) coffee.
b) cotton.
c) timber.
d) sugarcane.

Economic development of the region is limited because it ...
a) lies in an earthquake zone.
b) is threatened by hurricanes.
c) depends on sugarcane.
d) has few energy resources.

Cloud forests are found ...
a) in highland regions.
b) on coastal plains.
c) in savannas.
d) along rivers.

Which island group lies in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Florida?
a) Lesser Antilles
b) Greater Antilles
c) Bahamas
d) Hispaniola

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