Geography - Chapter 11 + 12 Test Review 2

Question 1

C.A 3 major landform regions

Answer 1

mountainous core
caribbean lowlands
pacific coastal plain

Question 2

Caribbean lowlands climate

Answer 2

Tropical wet
Rainforest
No other crops

Question 2

mountainous core climate

Answer 2

depend on elevation
lower = year-round spring
high = frost

Question 3

Caribbean lowlands location

Answer 3

East

Question 4

Pacific coastal plain climate

Answer 4

Tropical wet + dry
Savanna
Volcanoes
Fertile volcanic soil

Question 5

Lake Nicaragua

Answer 5

Coastal plain region

Freshwater

Question 6

CA hazards

Answer 6

Tropical storm + hurricane

Question 8

CA Indians

Answer 8

Each group has own culture + language

Question 9

largest european settlement

Answer 9

costa rica

Question 10

official language of most of CA

Answer 10

spanish

Question 11

european settlers

Answer 11

conquered CA

Question 12

mestizo

Answer 12

mix of european + indian

Question 13

why did african people come over from caribbean

Answer 13

work
banana plantations
panama canal

Question 14

rich CA people

Answer 14

plantation owners

european/mestizos

Question 15

poor laborers

Answer 15

africans + indians

Question 16

rural population lives by

Answer 16

subsistance farming