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59 Cards in this Set
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What type of geographical structure is Central America?
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Istmus
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What size is Central America compared to Mexico?
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1/4
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What countries does CA include?
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Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama, Belice
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What is the name of the mountain range in CA and where does it stretch?
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La Sierra Madre, everywhere but Panama
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Does CA have volcanos? What do they contribute?
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Yes about 20 active ones which cause a lot of damage
They make the land fertile |
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What are the two selvas tropicales in CA? Where are they located?
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La Mosquita--nordeste de Honduras
El Darien--orital de Panama |
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What is the name of the indigenas group in CA? Where do they live?
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Los Chocos live in el Darien
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What type of climate is in CA? What is the weather like?
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Tropical, hot and humid
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What is the weather like in the mountains of CA?
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Spring is eternal and the summer nights are cold
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What are the two seasons in CA?
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La estacion seca--verano november to april
La estacion lluviosa--invierno may to oct |
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Decribe the Carribean Coast of CA
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lluviosa
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Describe the Pacifico Coast of CA
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volcanic beaches
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When did the Mayans disappear?
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Before the Spanish arrived
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What territory did the Mayans have?
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Mexico, Guatemala, Belice, and parts of Honduras and El Salvador
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Where did the Mayans ancestors come from?
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Asia across the Bering strait
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What is the most important time of the Mayans reign? dates?
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El Veijo Imperio from 4th to 9th century
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Did the Mayans have a calendar? Describe?
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Yes, it was more perfect than the Christians and more exact than ours
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What was the mayans form of writing
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jeroglificas
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What were the estelas mayas
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Large, tall pieces of stone engraved with writings detailing everything that occured during a kings reign
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What was the mayans arquitecture like
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they constructed palaces and temples
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What did they have which the inscribed with hyroglifics
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cuchillos, vesijas, y piezas de ceramica
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What was the holy book of the quiches? What did it describe?
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el Popol Vuh, the origins of humankind
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What caused the collapse of the Mayans?
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Expansion and wars
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What influence do the Mayans have on CA today?
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Languages spoken trace back to Mayan
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What Mayan language is most extensive?
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el quiche
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What is the current capital of Guatemala? Ancient?
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Current--Guatemala City
Ancient--Antigua |
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Why is Guatemala City modern?
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In 1917 there was an earthquake which caused them to rebuild
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Why did the capital change from Antigua to Guatemala?
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There was an earthquake in 1773 which destroyed Antigua
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What is Antigua like today?
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Ruins of magnificent churches, convents and colonial buildings
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What makes Guatemala pretty?
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Callejuelas de adoquines and mansion of many colonial colors
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Which city has the biggest population in CA?
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Guatemala
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What is the current capital of Honduras? Ancient?
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Current--Telgulicgalpa
Ancient--Comayagua |
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Why did the capital change from Coamyagua to Telguilcigalpa?
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Civil War destroyed city
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Where does the majority of the Honduran population live?
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Telgulcigalpa
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Describe Telguilcigalpa?
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narrow streets and colorful houses
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What indiginas words does Telgulicgalpa come from?
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teguz--colina
galpa--plata |
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What is the capital of Nicaragua? Ancient?
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current--manauga
ancient--leon y granada |
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Where does the name Managua come from? What does it mean? Why does it fit?
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Nahuatl--where there is an expansion of water
There are many lakes in mangua |
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What is the feeling of the Mangua like?
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Many open spaces
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what are the ancient capitals of Nicaragua known for? What is each's political affiliation
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their beauty
leon is liberal and granada is conservative |
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How did Mangua become the capital
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It was equal distant between the two politically rival ancient capitals
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What is the capital of Costa Rica? Ancient?
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current--san jose
ancient--Carago |
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Where does the majority of Costa Ricans live?
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San Jose
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What is the strucutre of San Jose?
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Tall sky scrapers and small houses
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Why did San Jose become the capial?
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It was the politcal leadership of the country when Cartago was the economic
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What is Tikal? Where is it?
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A group of solid pyramids in north Guatemala in el Petan, una selva
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What is the grand pyramid in Tikal like?
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the most ancient, used for astronomy, and ceremonies,
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What is in the grand plaza in Tikal like?
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it has the temple of Gran Jaguar which has the tomb of Ah Cacao
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Where is Copan?
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Honduras
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What is the grand plaza in Copan like? What is its significance?
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It has estelas with uman figures and altars with animal carvings
It was believed to be the door to the underworld |
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What is la cancha de Peolota?
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players try to score a large ball without using hands arms or feet. similar to soccer and football
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Where are las islas de San Blas? Who lives there?
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In Panama, los Kunas
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What are los Kunas houses like?
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bohios or straw huts
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What is the base of Kunas' economy?
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marine products and fish and agriculture
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What do the Kuna women where?
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molas, which are made of distinct colors and geometrical patterns theyre pieces of art
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What is the basic CA food like
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corn tortillas, beans and rice, hot salsas
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What is the special food in Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica, and El Salvador, Panama
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los chiles rellenos
enchiladas o tamales gallopinto--rice and beans w/ eggs gallopinto fish and seafood, ceviche, la mariscada--seafood soup sancocho--chicken, lettuce, corn, potatos |
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What are the nicaraguan people called? Costa Ricans?
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Nicas y Ticos
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What are the different names for tapas in CA? popular tapas?
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Nicaragua--bocas, huevos de tortuga
Costa Rica--bocas Guatemala--boquitas, pan con ajo |
