606 Quiz 2 Flashcards

1
Q

Another name for the Garifuna is what?

A

Black Caribs

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2
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Most of Belize’s food is grown where today?

A

in Belize

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3
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Who opposed the Somozas in Nicaragua and won power from them?

A

Sandinistas

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4
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What is the capital of Honduras?

A

Tegucigalpa

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5
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This country’s leading export is banannas

A

Honduras

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6
Q

Be able to match these countries/places from a map

A

Guatemala; Belize; Honduras; Mexico; El Salvador; Nicaragua; Pacific Ocean; Caribbean Sea

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7
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Who was the Costa Rican president who used diplomacy to work for peace in Central America?

A

Oscar Arias Sanchez

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8
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Guatemala’s hot, humid, rolling plateau region is called what?

A

The Peten (your teacher lived here for over a year!)

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9
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A mixed language spoken by Belizeans is called what?

A

Creole

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10
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Belize was settled by what group of people?

A

The British

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11
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Who opposed the Sandinistas in Nicaragua and received help from the United States?

A

Contras

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12
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Many Russian Mennonite settled in this country

A

Belize

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13
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Where do one-fourth of Belizeans live?

A

Belize City

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14
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Who was the Guatemalan president who worked for Central American peace in the 1990s?

A

Alvara Arzu Irigoyen

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15
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The official language of Belize is what?

A

English

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16
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What country is home to the Quetzal?

17
Q

Many tourists scuba dive near the coast of this country

18
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What country is the second largest country in Central America?

19
Q

Do Ladinos or Maya have a longer lifespan on average?

20
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What family ruled Nicaragua with harsh dictators for forty-two years?

21
Q

Many Hondurans cannot afford what two things?

A

Good food; Health care

22
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What is the capital of Guatemala?

A

Guatemala City

23
Q

More Hondurans are underemployed than are what?

A

Unemployed

24
Q

Most of the money from bananas grown in Honduras has gone where?

A

To United States companies

25
The Western Hemisphere's longest barrier reef is off the coast of what country?
Belize
26
Many Maya people are what?
illiterate
27
What is the capital of Belize?
Belmopan
28
This country's leading export is sugar
Belize
29
Nine out of ten people are mestizo in this country
Honduras
30
This country is the home of Maya and Ladinos people
Guatemala
31
What two things do you find off the coast of Belize?
cays; barrier reefs
32
Belize has more or less mountains than Guatemala and Honduras?
Less
33
Belize is located where?
Southeastern Yucatan
34
Most Guatemalans live in a pleasant weathered region called what?
Highlands
35
More Hondurans are what than are unemployed?
Underemployed