geography "central america & caribbean"

Question 0

Who abandoned their cities in the 800s

Answer 0

Mayans

Question 1

A place from which important ideas spread

Answer 1

Cultural hearth

Question 2

Central America was ruled by who until the 1820s

Answer 2

Spanish

They became separate nations in the late 1830s

Question 3

The Caribbean was claimed by what kind of many different groups

Answer 3

European

Question 4

What people were brought to the Caribbean as slaves

Answer 4

Africans

Question 5

Most of the Europeans were there to do what

Answer 5

Exploit the sugar trade

Question 6

Who led Haiti

Answer 6

Toussaint L’overture

Question 7

Who was the first to achieve independence from France in 1804

Answer 7

Haiti

Question 8

Who became independent from Spain in 1898

Answer 8

Cuba

Question 9

Who became independent from Britain in 1962

Answer 9

Jamaica
Trinidad
Tobago

Question 10

What is the main religion and language in central america

Answer 10

Spanish

Catholic

Question 11

The Spanish took away land from the who

Answer 11

Natives

Question 12

What nationality was(is) Haiti

Answer 12

French

Question 13

What is the religious and political movement in Jamaica

Answer 13

Rastafari

Question 14

What is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere

Answer 14

Haiti

Question 15

What country still practices voodoo

Answer 15

Haiti

Question 16

Are the majority of the people poor or rich

Answer 16

Poor

Question 17

Where do many people work where the pay is poor

Answer 17

Plantations

Question 18

Central America produces 10% of the world’s what

Answer 18

Coffee☕️

Bananas

Question 19

Where do most people live in Central America

Answer 19

Farms

Question 20

Where do most people live in the Caribbean

Answer 20

Urban areas

Question 21

What is the music that deals with social problems and religion

Answer 21

Reggae (Bob Marley)

Question 22

What is important and helps to lessen what is a problem of high unemployment

Answer 22

Tourism