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General Government General Geography Central America Caribbean

Row 1, Col 1 What are the three regions that make up Middle America? Mexico, Central America, Caribbean

1,2 What destructive forces do people in the Lesser Antilles experience? Hurricanes

1,3 In 1821, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua all became what independent from:_____________. Spain

1,4 What islands are part of the Greater Antilles? Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica and Puerto Rico

2,1 What is the name for the movement between Western and Eastern Hemisphere? Columbian Exchange

2,2 How many islands do people live on in the Bahamas? 20

2,3 Which Central American countries are republics? Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala

2,4 Which groups were the first To live in the Caribbean? Arawaks, Caribs, Ciboneys

3,1 What is a leader that took the country by force? Dictator

3,2 What is the most important Crop of the Spanish in the Caribbean? Sugar

3,3 What is the major crop in The lowlands of C.A.? Coffee

3,4 Which countries are among The poorest in the Western Hemisphere? Cuba, Haiti and Dominican Republic

4,1 What is it called when a single leader holds all the power? Unlimited Government

4,2 Which state is Central America Smaller than? Texas

4,3 What did the Central American Countries form before they Become independent nations? Federation

4,4 Which two countries still Have strong ties with The Caribbean? Britain and France

5,1 What is an idea where individual states have final authority of even federal laws? States Rights

5,2 What are the two main geographic Features of Central America? Mountains and lowlands

5,3 What type of government is Belize? Parliamentary Democracy

5,4 Which two places in the Caribbean are considered U.S. citizens? Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands (St. John, St. Croix, and St. Thomas