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607 Q2 Flashcards

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1
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Puerto Rico is a dependency of what country?

A

The United States

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2
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San Juan

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Puerto Rico

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3
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Many Haitians practice what religion?

A

Voodoo

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4
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The Arawak Indians (the Taino) lived where?

A

Hispaniola

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5
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What is Puerto Rico’s number one export?

A

coffee

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What is a mineral exported by Jamaica and used in plasterboard?

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Gypsum

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7
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Puerto Rico is known as a what?

A

Commonwealth / Dependency

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8
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What is known as the “land of mountains”?

A

Haiti

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9
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What is a Jamaican export that has a combination flavor?

A

All Spice

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10
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A combination of Catholic teachings and African tribal rituals is called what?

A

Voodoo

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11
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What Creole combines English, African, Spanish, and French?

A

Jamaican Creole

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12
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What is an important Jamaican export grown for its starch?

A

Arrow root

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13
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Dominican Republic occupies what side of Hispaniola?

A

Eastern

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14
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What is the “isle of springs”

A

Jamaica

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15
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The majority of Dominicans are

A

mulatto

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16
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Port-au-Prince

A

Haiti

17
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Puerto Ricans often build their houses out of what?

A

Concrete (to withstand Hurricane winds)

18
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Most of the farmland in what country is owned by poor farmers?

A

Haiti

19
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Haitians have a shorter what, than other Americans?

A

life expectancy

20
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What is a long leafed plant grown in Haiti used for its fiber?

A

Sisal

21
Q

What means “rich port”

A

Puerto Rico

22
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Santa Domingo

A

Dominican Republic

23
Q

on your quiz be able to list the following countries places on a map

A

Dominican Republic, Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles, Atlantic Ocean, Jamaica, Bahamas, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Cuba

24
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Hispaniola is made of what two countries?

A

Dominican Republic and Haiti

25
Q

The only modern city in Haiti is what?

A

Port-au-Prince

26
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The people of Puerto Rico are citizens of what country?

A

United States

27
Q

Kingston

A

Jamaica

28
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Who were the Taino?

A

Arawak Indians

29
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Haiti occupies what side of Hispaniola?

A

Western

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