The Carribean
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- The 3 Archipelagos that make up the Caribbean Islands are:
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The Bahamas
The Greater Antilles
The Lesser Antilles - In what Central American Countries did the Maya live?
- Guatemala, Honduras
- What percentage of Central Americans live on farms or in small villages?
- 50%
- What 7 countries form what is known as Central America?
- Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Belize
- What country has the largest population?
- Guatemala
- What types of music can you find in the Caribbean Islands?
- Steel drum, Reggae, African rhythms, Salsa, American pop music and jazz
- What was the first nation in the world to be founded by formerly enslaved people?
- Haiti
- Why are commercial crops sometimes a risky business?
- Because one cannot predict the weather, and if there is bad weather one year, the crops will fail that year.
- What is the least populated country in the Caribbean?
- Belize
- From which country did most Central American Countries gain independence?
- Spain
- The climate of Central America is mostly
- Tropical
- The Central Highlands of Central America are actually
- A chain of volcanic mountains
- What crops are grown on plantations in Central America?
- Coffee, bananas, cotton and sugarcane
- The total population of the Caribbean islands is more than
- 38 million
- What is the climate of most of the Caribbean Islands?
- Tropical Savannah
- The 2 most important economic activities in the Caribbean Islands are
- Tourism and Farming
- A mineral used to make aluminum and that is mined in Jamaica is called
- Bauxite
- The capital of Puerto Rico is
- San Juan
- The percentage of people who can read and write
- Literacy rate
- Narrow piece of land that links two larger areas of land
- An isthmus
- The topmost layer of the rain forest
- The canopy
- People who travel to other countries to enjoy natural wonders
- Eco-tourists
- Fierce storms with high winds
- Hurricanes
- A partly self-governing territory
- A Commonwealth
- Where goods can be bought from other countries without paying for taxes
- A free trade zone
- A group of islands
- An Archipelago
- A ban on trade
- An embargo
- Farms owned and operated by the government
- Cooperatives
- The only country in the Caribbean with a Communist government
- Cuba
- The leader of Cuba
- Fidel Castro
- What function do the locks have in the Panama Canal?
- They raise and lower the water level so that ships can traverse the canal.
- How long is the Panama Canal?
- 50 miles long
- How long did the United States manage the Panama Canal?
- 80 years
- In what month and year did the United States hand over the Panama Canal back to Panama?
- December, 1999