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