People, Places and Change Chapter 7 (Central America / Caribbean)
Chapter 7 (Central America and the Caribbean) from People, Place, and Change
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- Caribbean
- Mangoes, rice, yams, and okra are popular in the
- commonwealth of the United States
- The island of Puerto Rico is a __________________
- bauxite
- aluminum ore found in large reserves in Jamaica
- Belize
- After it gained independence in 1981, British Honduras changed its name to this
- civil war
- conflict between two or more groups within a country
- Panama
- This country controls a canal that links the Pacific Ocean to the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean.
- Haiti
- It is the poorest country in the Americas. It has many people living there.
- Greater Antilles
- Four large islands in the Caribbean archipelago
- Guatemala
- Of the following, this is not a Caribbean island: Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, or Cuba
- guerrilla
- Since 1959 Cuba has supported these movements that attempt to overthrow other governments
- cooperatives
- organizations owned by and operated for their members
- Guatemala
- The most populous country in Central America. Almost half of its people are Indians.
- Fidel Castro
- leader of Cuba
- guerrilla
- person who takes part in irregular warfare, such as raids
- Cuba
- Since the early 1960's the US government has banned trade with this country. US citizens are not allowed to travel there.
- dictator
- a person who rules a country with complete authority
- Spain
- controlled much of Central America from the 1500s until 1821
- Cuba
- Has a poor relationship with the US
- cacao
- small tree on which the cocoa bean grows
- calypso and reggae
- types of Caribbean music
- West Indies
- Christopher Columbus named the Caribbean islands
- plantain
- type of banana used in cooking
- Belize
- The country with the smallest population in Central America
- Havana
- Cuba's capital and largest city
- hurricanes
- Tropical storms that bring heavy rain, high seas, and violent winds
- ice storms
- Central America and the Caribbean do not have this weather problem
- Nicaragua
- The Sandinistas overthrew this country's dictator and then ruled the country for many years. Today the country is a democracy.
- Cloud forests
- High-elevation, very wet tropical forests that contain a wide variety of plants and animals
- humid tropical
- The Caribbean islands have tropical savanna and _________ climates.
- refugees
- many of these left Haiti and Cuba for the United States
- corn
- Of the following, which is not an important crop in the Caribbean: sugarcane, coffee, corn or bananas?
- mestizo
- Largest ethnic group in Central America
- an archipelago
- Central America is located on _________________
- tourism
- the most important industry in the Caribbean
- Nicaragua
- the largest country in Central America
- archipelago
- a group of islands
- Costa Rica
- Central American country with a long history of democratic, stable governments
- Santeria
- mixes traditional African religions with Catholicism
- Roman Catholic
- The religion of most people in Central America
- civil wars
- Both El Salvador and Nicaragua are rebuilding after lenthy _________