U9 L8 Central America And The Caribbean Islands Flashcards
What bodies of water is Central America bordered by?
- Pacific
- Caribbean Sea
What are the 3 main landforms Central America is characterized by?
- coastal plains
- lowlands
- mountainous central region
What are the 7 nations Central America is comprised of?
- Guatemala
- El Salvador
- Belize
- Panama
- Nicaragua
- Costa Rica
- Honduras
GEB PNCH
What Hurricane did Guatemala receive damage from?
Hurricane Mitch
What was Belize originally known as?
British Honduras
What is the OAS? What does it promote?
- Central America countries (ex Belize, j 1991) and Latin American countries
- Organization of American States
- cooperation among member states
Since gaining peace, Belize had territorial disputes with which country?
Guatemala
What does El Salvador mean in Spanish? What is it also known as?
- The Savior
- Land of Volcanoes
Why is El Salvador unique among the nations of CA?
- smallest CA country
- no Caribbean Sea coastline
What is the 2nd largest nation in CA?
Honduras
What is the largest and poorest country in CA?
Nicaragua
Which family dictatorship ruled Nicaragua? And then who overthrew them?
- Somoza
- Sandinista guerrillas
What did Spanish explorers name Costa Rica?
Rich Coast
NA is connected to SA by what?
Isthmus of Panama/ Panama Canal
Who was the last military strongman, overthrown my Ame invasion in 1989?
Manuel Noriega
What are the 3 island groups the Caribbean is divided into?
- Greater Antilles
- Lesser Antilles
- Bahamas
Cuba’s government is what?
Authoritarian
What are the main religions in Haiti?
- Roman Catholicism
- Voodoo
What is the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere?
Haiti
Haiti was ruled by which family for most of the Cold War era?
Duvalier
Who is The Dominican Republic’s current president?
Danilo Medina
Jamaica is one of the world’s largest producers of what?
- Bauxite
- alumina
What is the economy of the Bahamas dependent on?
tourism
Puerto-Rico is a self-governing () of the US
Commonwealth
Is Puerto Rico a state?
no
Trinidad and Tobago are pairs of islands off of which coast?
Venezuela
When was Grenada invaded by the US?
1983
Which two countries share the island of Hispaniola?
- Dominican Republic
- Haiti
How many mountain ranges does Hispaniola have?
5
