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1. Name the capital city of Panama.
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1. Panama City
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2. What is the purpose of the Panama Canal?
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2. The canal Allows ships to pass between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans saving 8,000 miles of travel around Cape Horn.
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3. Name the three main crops of Central America.
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3. bananas, coffee, and cacao
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4. Name the largest lake in Central America.
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4. Lake Nicaragua
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5. What is the capital of Honduras?
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5. Tegucigalpa
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6. Name the only country in Central America that does not have a coastline on the North Pacific Ocean.
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6. Belize
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7. What country was formerly known as British Honduras?
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7. Belize
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8. What is the capital of Nicaragua?
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8. Managua
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9. Name the capital city of Guatemala.
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9. Guatemala
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10. Name the capital city of El Salvador.
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10. San Salvador
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11. Name the capital city of Coasta Rica.
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11. San Jose
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12. Name the capital city of Belize.
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12. Belmopan
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13. Central America is on which continent?
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13. North America
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14. What landform is Central America? Give the definition of this landform.
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14. Isthmus; a narrow strip of land surrounded by water that connects two larger pieces of land
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15. What is the highest mountain peak in Central America? Where is it located?
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15. Vocan Tajumulcol; Guatemala
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16. Mexico is bordered by which two Central American countries?
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16. Belize and Guatemala
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17. How many states make up the country of Mexico?
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17. 31
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18. Which Spanish conquistador is responsible for the fall of the Aztec Empire?
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18. Hernando Cortez
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19. Mexico's 3 coastlines are on which 3 bodies of water?
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19. North Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea
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20. What are two names of the river that forms the border between Texas and Mexico?
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20. Rio Grande or Rio Bravo
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21. The early Toltec people later became known as what civilization?
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21. Aztec
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22. In what year did Mexico gain independence from Spain? On what date is Independence Day celebrated?
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22. 1821; September 16th
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23. On what year did the Mexican revolt against Spain begin? What is the name of the priest who led the revolt?
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23. 1810; Father Miguel Hidalgo
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24. What is the name of the leader of Mexico at the time of the Mexian Revolution of 1910? Name the famous leaders of the revolution.
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24. Porfirio Diaz; Pancho Villa, Emiliano Zapata, Francisco Madero
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25. What is Mexico's Capital City?
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25. Mexico City
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