chapter 8 ca and ci

Question 1

civil war

Answer 1

a conflict between 2+ groups ina country

Question 2

cloud forest

Answer 2

a moist, high elevation tropical forest where low clouds are common

Question 3

dialect

Answer 3

regional variety of a language

Question 4

isthmus

Answer 4

narrow strip of land connected to a larger land mass

Question 5

commonwealth

Answer 5

a self-governing territory associated with another country

Question 6

refugee

Answer 6

someone who flees to another country, usually for political or economic reasons

Question 7

ecotourism

Answer 7

tourism to see the enviroment

Question 8

mestizos

Answer 8

mixed indian and european descent

Question 9

carnival

Answer 9

celebration like mardi gras before lent

Question 10

which country is the most populous in CA

Answer 10

Guatemala

Question 11

what happened in 1999 in panama

Answer 11

they took over the canal

Question 12

who led a slave revolt in haiti

Answer 12

toussain louveeture

Question 13

what happened due to that slave revolt

Answer 13

haiti gained independence from france

Question 14

identify where the first permanent european settlement was in the Western Hemisphere

Answer 14

santo domingo

Question 15

what ca country has had the longest stable government

Answer 15

costa rica

Question 16

describe the climate of this region

Answer 16

tropical

Question 17

what problem does this region face from june-november

Answer 17

hurricanes

Question 18

which country is the poorest in the americas

Answer 18

haiti

Question 19

which ethnic group mostly along the Caribbean

Answer 19

africans

Question 20

who owns most of the land in el salvador

Answer 20

the rich

Question 21

what are the four major crops of this area

Answer 21

cotton, sugar cane, coffee, and bannas

Question 22

what two countries do people of mayan descent live in

Answer 22

guatemala and belize

Question 23

when Central American vountries gained independence what did they call themselves

Answer 23

united provinces of Central America

Question 24

what is the main language in belize

Answer 24

english

Question 25

what happened in guatemala that they are still recovering from today

Answer 25

violence between rebel groups and the government

Question 26

which country occupies the western half of hispaniola

Answer 26

haiti

Question 27

what kind of government does cuba have and how long have they had it

Answer 27

communist sincev1959

Question 28

who built panama canal and when was it finished

Answer 28

the usa finished it in 1914

Question 29

what 3 things occur due to the tectonic plate movements

Answer 29

earthquake, volcanic eruptions, and islands ate formed

Question 30

archipelago

Answer 30

large group of islands