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16 Cards in this Set
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What countries or regions are in Middle America?
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Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean Islands
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What are the main geographic features of Central America?
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Two areas of lowland with rugged mountains in between
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Which islands make up the Caribbean Islands?
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Bahamas, Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles/ Greater Antilles - (Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico) Lesser Antilles - (Leeward Islands and Windward Islands)
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What destructive forces do people in the Lesser Antilles experience in the summer months?
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Hurricanes
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How many islands in the Bahamas are inhabited?
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About 20
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Who were the first people to live in the Caribbean?
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Arawaks, Caribs, Ciboneys
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What was the most important crop that the Spanish colonists' grew?
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Sugarcane
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What is the Columbian exchange? Explain how this movement affected th people of Middle America.
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Movement of people, plants, animals, ideas and diseases between Europe and the Americas
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What happened in 1821 in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua?
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Became independent from Spain
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What countries are among the poorest in the Western Hemisphere?
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Haiti, Cuba, Dominican Republic
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Central America is smaller in size than what state?
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Texas
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Which countries are republics?
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Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
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Explain the difference between a limited government and an unlimited government.
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Limited goverment - a government in which everyone including those in authority, must obey the law. Unlimited government - a government in which no limits are imposed on the ruler's authority (single person holds all the power)
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Do Britain and France still have strong ties with some of the islands in the Caribbean?
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Yes
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People living on what islands are United States citizens?
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Puerto Rico, St. John, St. Croix, St. Thomas
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Essay Question: Explain how the Columbian Exchange affected the people of Middle America.
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People living in Middle America today are a blend of the native people who lived there, Europeans and Africans. The main language and religion of Middle America comes from the Spanish. New foods such as bananas, rice and yams were introduced to the diet of people living in Middle America. Livestock such as cattle, pigs and horses, were also introduced to Middle America and now play an important role in the lives of people that live there.
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