Central & South America Practice Test1. Know the general map if asked to locate specific places.a.2. Which two countries have coastlines facing one ocean?a. Belize and El Salvador3. What is the capital of Belize?a. Belmopan4. Why was this capitol moved from Belize City?a. A hurricane destroyed it5. Belize has the _____ largest coral reef off the coasta. 2nd6. What is the official language in Belize?a. English7. In 1638, who established the first European settlement?a. Shipwrecked British sailor8. This colony was originally called British Honduras until when?a. 19739. What happened in Belize in 1981?a. Belize became independent10. Belize has the second largest what?a. Barrier Reefs and Cayes11. The ridges are also known as what?a. Cayesb. More than 200 isles12. What are the two largest?a. Caye Caulker and Ambergris Caye13. What is the most important access point for dive sites?a. San Pedro14. La Ruta Maya begins ______________ of Belize Citya. North15. Altun Ha is extensively ______________a. Excavated (mined)16. What is the national symbol?a. The head of the sun god carved in jade17. Where is the Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary found?a. Northern Belize18. Western Belize is mostly what?a. Savanna19. What is the district’s center and base for exploration of the area?a. San Ignacio20. Maya site of Caracol rivals who?a. Tikal21. Central Americas largest cave system is found where?a. Western Belize22. Best months to explore the area?a. March-May (probably a question)23. Many people consider this place to be the “place to visit in Belize”a. Southern Belize24. What is Southern Belize’s largest town?a. Dangriga25. The inhabitants are descendants of what people?a. The Black Caribs who fled Honduras after a failed revolt26. November 19th is significant, why?a. It is Garifuna Settlement Day27. Costa Rica is linked with what?a. Ecotourism28. Costa Rica is also known as what?a. “The Rich Coast”29. What are the nicknames for Costa Ricans?a. Tico’s30. What is the literacy rate in Costa Rica?a. 97%31. __________ species of butterflies, 800 __________ species of birdsa. 1000, 80032. Where is one of the world’s best systems of national parks?a. Costa Rica33. What percent of the land is protected?a. 25%34. Costa Rica lies between what two countries?a. Panama and Nicaragua 35. Costa Rica is on which two coasts?a. Pacific and the Caribbean36. Most of the population lives in which part of Costa Rica? Name?a. The Central part of the Countryb. San Jose37. Costa Rica’s size can be compared to which two states combined?a. New Hampshire and Vermont38. Where do most cruise liners come to? Where it is located?a. Puerto Calderab. To the South 39. What is the capital of Costa Rica? When was it founded?a. San Joseb. 173740. What kind of “trees” surround the city?a. Coffee Trees41. Costa Rica is known for it’s what?a. Nightlife42. These are the base for many visits.a. Butterfly farm, coffee plantation, oxcart factory “carretas”43. What is the most visited park in Costa Rica?a. Volcan Poasi. Steam belching crater, fumaroles (bubbling vents in the earth’s crust)44. Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve is located where in Costa Rica?a. Western Costa Rica45. Tortuaguero National Park is located in which part of Costa Rica?a. North Easterni. Important for nesting sites for green turtles and other species like monkeys, jaguars and inhabit the park46. Sport fishing and surfing are popular for what resorts?a. The Pacific Coast resorts47. Nicoya Peninsula is known for its many new ____________?a. New hotels48. What is Costa Rica’s “principal town?”a. Liberia49. The airport has daily flights to where?a. San Jose (Capital)50. How long is this flight?a. App. 145 miles north51. The “crossroads of the world” is in relation to what place?a. Panama52. Where is Panama?a. Caribbean Sea to the North and the Pacific to the South53. Panama is approximately the size of what?a. South Carolina54. What fraction of the country is tropical rain forest?a. 1/355. What does the Soberania national park boarder?a. The Panama Canal56. How many recorded bird species?a. 94057. Why did the Spaniards build a road across Panama?a. To carry gold from Peru58. When was Gran Colombia part of Panama?a. The 19th century59. In 1878, the Columbian government awarded a contract to build a canal to where?a. The French diplomat Ferdinand Lessepsi. Builder of the Suez Canal60. What tropical diseases prevented the French from building the canal?a. Malaria, yellow fever, etc61. What president wanted to take over this project?a. Theodore Roosevelt62. In 1903, the US pushed Panama to revolt against who?a. Colombia63. What was the US allowed to do once Panama became an independent country?a. They could build the canal64. What is the canal called?a. “The Big Ditch”65. Where is this canal built?a. Built across the narrowest point between the Atlantic and the Pacific66. How long is the canal?a. 51 miles67. How long did it take to build? How much did it cost?a. It took 10 years and it cost $352 million68. When did this open?a. 191469. When did the U.S control of the canal end?a. 199970. How long does the average ship take to cross the canal?a. 8-10 hours71. How much money is brought in each year from the canal?a. $2 billion from fees72. If a ship travels from the Atlantic to the Pacific, which way it is sailing?a. From the Northwest to the Southest73. A “Darien” is also known as the ___________.a. Junglei. (This is the only break on the Pan American highway)74. What is Panama’s largest archipelago?a. San Blas Islands75. Who lives on this island?a. Cuna Indiansi. They have their own language but speak Spanish76. What is the capital of Guatemala?a. Guatemala City (largest city as well)77. Guatemala boarders which countries?a. Honduras, El Salvador, Mexico and Belize78. What is known as one of the most beautiful countries in Central America?a. Guatemala 79. What is a colonial city center of weaving industry?a. Antigua (old capital, destroyed by a volcano)80. Which lake is a mile high lake?a. Lake Atitlani. Surrounded by three volcanos and 12 Indian Villages81. What is one of the greatest Mayan cities near the border with Belize?a. Tikal82. Where are 2,000 Mayan structures hidden?a. The Tropical Rainforest83. Honduras lies between what three countries?a. Nicaragua, Guatemala and El Salvador84. What is the capital of Honduras?a. Tegucigalpa85. What covers most of the territory in Honduras?a. Mountains86. Where is the Mosquito
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