Cental America Review Flashcards
What natural resources are most common in Central America and the Caribbean?
Volcanic soil, timber
How do people affect the Mesoamerican Reef? And how does the reef affect people
Pollution; and people can make money off of the reef
What is an isthmus?
A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas
How do volcanoes affect central america and the caribbean
Can damage property;It can also be good for soil
What is a cloud forest
Forest at a high-elvation
How have the Mayans affected Central America
Built cities and an empire
What Central American country has English as its official language
Belize
What is the most common religion in Central America
Catholic
What does the CAFTA do
Trade agreement; means Central American Free Trade Agreement
How does tourism affect countries in Central America
It can make them more money
How do one-crop economies affect a country
Droughts can shut everything down;
It can also make you more money
Why is the panama canal important
It makes a shortcut when traveling through Central America
What push and pull factors does Central America have
Push: lots of poverty, high crime
Pull: Nice climate
Why are the Caribbean islands sometimes called the West Indies
Christopher Columbus thought he was in India when he got there, so that is what he named it.
Who colonized the Caribbean islands
French, Dutch, English, Danish, Spain,
What is the Columbian exchange
The movement of people, animals, plants, ideas, and diseases between Europe and the Americas
Who is Toussaint Loventure
The leader of a revolt for Haiti to gain independence
What is a creole language
A language that blends 2 language to form a unique regional dialect
What music styles originate in the Caribbean
Reggae, Merengue, and Calypso
What is a territory
A division of a country that is under the authority of a country but doesn’t have the full rights to be a state
What is a commonwealth
A self-governing territory associated with the united states
What US territory is in the Caribbean
Puerto Rico
How does free trade help countries in the Caribbean
More access to needed items
How did the 2010 earthquake affect Haiti
Many houses were destroyed, and a lot of people died
What causes conflict between Haiti and the Dominican republic
Haitians trying to illegally cross the border
Name 3 most common climates found in Central America and the Caribbean
Humid tropical
Tropical savanna
Highland
What are the 3 archipelagos in the Caribbean
Lesser Antilles
Greater Antilles
The Bahamas
How did the spanish affect central america
They colonized Central America and gained a wealthy empire
What is communism
The government controls the economy
Why has Cuba had a negative relationship with the U.S
They confiscated land owned by businesses and some of the businesses that lost land were owned by US citizens.
