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Chapter 2: Belize Today (Unit 1: Intro to Belize) Flashcards

1
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Where is Belize Located?

A

East of Central America

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What are the 4 Main Geographic Areas of Belize?

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  1. Coastal Zone
  2. Maya Mountains
  3. Nothern Lowlands
  4. Southern Belize
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Give 3 Characteristics of the Coastal Zone

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  1. 174 miles Long
  2. Mesoamerica Reef
  3. Three Atolls
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Give 3 Characteristics of the Nothern Lowlands

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  1. Swampy
  2. Sugar Cane
  3. Lagoons
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5
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Give 3 Characteristics of the Maya Mountains

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  1. Highest Peak 3680ft. (Victoria Peak)
  2. Highest Area 3692ft. (Doyle Delight)
  3. Highest Rainfall
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Give 3 Characteristics of the Southern Belize

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  1. Most Rainfall
  2. Citrus & Bananas
  3. Moist Forest
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What is the Population of Belize?

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Approx. 400,000

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8
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What are the Main Ethnic Groups In Belize?

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Mestizo, Creole, Maya, and Garifuna

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9
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How much percent of Belize consist of Land that is Inappropriate for Agriculture & Development?

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66%

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What are the 3 Atolls on the Coast?

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  1. Lighthouse Reef
  2. Glover’s Reef
  3. Turneffe Islands
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What is the 2nd Longest Barrier Reef in the World?

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The Mesoamerican Barrier Reef

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12
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When is Rainy Season in Belize?

A

June - November

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When is Dry Season in Belize?

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September - October

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Who where here before the Mayas? How long ago?

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Clovis/Proto Maya,
11,000 Years Ago

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When did The Maya People Inhabited Belize?

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2000 B.C.

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16
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When most Maya City-states were abandoned?

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By 1000 A.D.

17
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When Was the Classic Period?
(Height of Maya Civilization)

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300 A.D. - 900 A.D.

18
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When did the Spanish Explorers visited the coast of Belize?

A

Early 1500’s

19
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When Christopher Columbus Named the “Bay of Honduras”

A

1502

20
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When did the Spanish Sailors Got Shipwrecked along the Yucatan Coast?

A

1511

21
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When was the 1st recorded European Settlement in Belize?
And by whom?

A

1638
By British Sailor who were shipwrecked

22
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When was the Battle of St. George’s Caye?

A

1798

23
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When is “The Battle of St. George’s Caye” celebrated in Belize?

A

Sept. 10th

24
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When did the Settlement in Belize Became “The Colony of British Honduras”?

A

1862

25
Q

How Many Garifuna’s were forced to migrate from St. Vincent & Dominica?

A

5,000

26
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When did the Garifuna’s flee the civil war in Honduras and came to Belize?

A

November 1832

27
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When did the Maya & Mestizos Flee the Caste War of Yucatan to Belize?

A

1847

28
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When did Slavery ended

A

1834

29
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When a New Constitution Implemented in Belize

A

1951

30
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When was Belize named

A

1973

31
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When did Belize achieved Independence?

A

Sept. 21st,1981

32
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When Guatemala Became Independent of Spain?

A

1821

33
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When was a Treaty signed b/w Britain & Guatemala to settle the dispute?

A

1859

34
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3 Important Timeline dates for (Ancient Belize)

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1.) 11,000 years ago, Clovis Inhabit Belize
.
2.) ???
3.) ???

35
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3 Important Timeline dates for (The Maya)

A

1.) Maya inhabit Belize 2000 B.C.

2.) Classic Period 300 A.D. - 900 A.D

3.) 1,000 A.D. Most Maya Cites Abandoned

36
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3 Important Timeline dates for (European Settlement)

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1.) “1502” Christopher Columbus named “The Bay of Honduras”

2.) “1638” British Settled in Belize

3.) “1798” Battle of St. George’s Caye

37
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3 Important Timeline dates for (Modern History)

A

1.) “1802” Garifuna Settled in Stann Creek

2.) “1834” Slavery ended

3.) “1981” Belize Achieve Independence

38
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What is a national Symbol?

A

A Manifestation of a nation to the world.

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