Transcript Chapter 7 Review Today! Staple your notes together and in order

Chapter 7 Review
Today!
 Staple
your notes together and in order:
 Section
1
 Section
2
 Section
3
 Put
in tray and pick up a test answer sheet.
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Get
out lined paper
1. Puerto Rico was a Spanish colony, but today it is
 A.
a U.S commonwealth.
 B.
Spanish territory.
 C.
a state in the U.S.
 D.
an independent country.
2. The poorest country in the Americas is?
 A.
Panama.
 B.
Honduras.
 C.
Cuba.
 D.
Haiti.
3. Ideas of independence in the Americas were sparked
by slave revolt in
 A.
Cuba.
 B.
the Bahamas.
 C.
the Dominican Republic.
 D.
Haiti.
4. Most Caribbean Indians died from
 A.
starvation.
 B.
fighting the Europeans.
 C.
disease.
 D.
overwork.
5. When did the U.S. finish building the Panama Canal?
 A.
1999
 B.
1979
 C.
1900
 D.
1914
6. Which Central American country has a history of peace
and stability?
 A.
Costa Rica
 B.
Guatemala
 C.
Nicaragua
 D.
Honduras
7. Most people in El Salvador live in poverty because
 A.
a few rich people own most of the land.
 B.
the country has little fertile soil.
 C.
a civil war was being fought there.
 D.
the tourism industry provides most
jobs.
8. What is the official language in most Central American
countries?
 A.
English
 B.
French
 C.
Spanish
 D.
Creole
9. Some traditional foods in Central America are the same
as in
 A.
Spain.
 B.
England.
 C.
Mexico.
 D.
France.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. Which island group lies in the Atlantic Ocean southeast
of Florida?
 A.
Hispaniola
 B.
Bahamas
 C.
Lesser Antilles
 D.
Greater Antilles
13. Cloud forests are found in
 A.
on coastal plains.
 B.
in highland regions.
 C.
in savannas.
 D.
along rivers.
14. An export of rain forests in the region is
 A.
coffee.
 B.
timber.
 C.
cotton.
 D.
sugar cane.
15. The United Fruit Company controlled most of the
banana production in Central America in

A. the early to mid-1900’s

B. the 1800’s

C. early colonial times.

D. the mid-to late 1900’s
16. Tourists who travel to see an area’s natural environment
are participating in________________.

cooperatives

ecotourism
17. The _______________ fruit crop was very important to the
economies of many Central American countries.

banana

apple
18. ________________ continued to run the countries of
Central America and their economies after independence.

Wealthy landowners

Small farmers
19. _____________, marks the change in seasons in most of
Central America and the Caribbean.

Rainfall

Temperatures
20. The Caribbean islands make up a large group of islands
called an ________________

archipelago

isthmus
21. Puerto Rico gained its independence in 1902.

False
22. Most people in Central America appreciated the roles of
large, foreign-based land owners.

False
23. Santeria is a festival led just before the Christian
season of Lent.

False
24. Native foods of Central America include tomatoes, corn,
and lot peppers.

True
25. Most islands in the Lesser Antilles depend on oil
exports for much of their income.

False
Terms and People

cloud forest

refugee

ecotourism

cooperative

archipelago

commonwealth

dialect

civil war

isthmus

Havana