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Chapter 3 Verified Test Bank The Middle American Realm

Package Title: Testbank

Course Title: Regions 18e

Chapter Number: 03

Question Type: Multiple Choice

1) Which country is located in the Greater Antilles?

a) Cuba

b) Nicaragua

c) the Bahamas

d) Honduras

e) Mexico

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss the physiographic configuration of the realm, exposure to earthquakes and hurricanes, altitudinal zones, and tropical deforestation.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Physical Geography of Middle America

2) As a group, the islands of Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico constitute ___________.

a) Middle America

b) the Rimland

c) the Hispanic Caribbean

d) the West Indies archipelago

e) the Greater Antilles

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the physiographic configuration of the realm, exposure to earthquakes and hurricanes, altitudinal zones, and tropical deforestation.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Physical Geography of Middle America

3) Figure 3-3 shows that Ciudad Juárez lies directly across the border from this U.S. city:

A map shows the border conurbation of Ciudad Juárez and El Paso. The Rio Grande bisects the region, running from the north-central portion of the map south to the center, then south-southeast to the lower right corner. The southern half of the map depicts the urbanized area of Ciudad Juárez in Chihuahua state, while the northern half depicts the urbanized area of El Paso, Texas. The urbanized area straddles the U.S.-Mexico border, which follows the Rio Grande from the center of the map to the southeast, and runs due west from the map center. The Rio Grande in the northern half of the map follows closely the border between the state of Texas to the east and New Mexico to the west. Much of the northeast quadrant of the map is taken up by the Fort Bliss Military Reservation, which abuts the urbanized area of El Paso near the El Paso International Airport. There are four ports of entry on the international border, one west of the conurbation in New Mexico, two near the CBD of the conurbation in the urbanized area of Cuidad Juárez-El Paso, and one to the southeast. The Abraham González International Airport is nearest the port of entry near Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo.

a) Matamoros

b) Laredo

c) El Paso

d) San Diego

e) McAllen

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss the physiographic configuration of the realm, exposure to earthquakes and hurricanes, altitudinal zones, and tropical deforestation.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Application

Section Reference: Physical Geography of Middle America

4) As a landform, the land bridge between Mexico and South America would be best characterized as a(n):

  1. peninsula
  2. highway
  3. isthmus
  4. tunnel
  5. island

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the physiographic configuration of the realm, exposure to earthquakes and hurricanes, altitudinal zones, and tropical deforestation.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Physical Geography of Middle America

5) A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land bodies is known as a(n) ____________.

a) spine

b) isthmus

c) archipelago

d) bridgeland

e) peninsula

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss the physiographic configuration of the realm, exposure to earthquakes and hurricanes, altitudinal zones, and tropical deforestation.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Physical Geography of Middle America

6) In which altitudinal zone is coffee grown?

a) tierra caliente

b) tierra templada

c) tierra helada

d) tierra fría

e) tierra nevada

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the physiographic configuration of the realm, exposure to earthquakes and hurricanes, altitudinal zones, and tropical deforestation.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Physical Geography of Middle America

7) According to Figure 3-5, which of the following would you most likely find at an elevation of 13,000 feet?

A figure illustrates altitudinal zonation. The scale on the left shows elevation as follows: sea level to 750 meters; 750 to 1,800 meters; 1,800 to 3,600 meters; 3,600 to 4,500 meters, and over 4,500 meters. The right-hand scale labels the zones in feet: sea level to 2,500; 2,500 to 6,000; 6,000 to 12,000; 12,000 to 15,000, and over 15,000 feet. The lowest zone is termed the Tierra Caliente, which extends up to 750 meters above sea level and is correspondingly warm and wet enough to enable the cultivation of bananas, sugarcane, rice and other tropical crops. The next-highest zone is the Tierra Templada, extending from 750 to 1,800 meters, and its cooler and drier air is suitable for coffee, maize (corn), wheat, and vegetables. The third zone is called the Tierra Fría and extends from 1,800 to 3,600 meters, and its cooler, drier air is best suited to growing potatoes, barley, and wheat, and dairy pasturage The upper limit of the Tierra Fría is also marked as the Tree Line. Extending from 3,600 to 4,500 meters is the Tierra Helada which is the region of livestock grazing. At the upper limit of the Tierra Helada is the Snow Line. Above the snow line, at elevations exceeding 4,500 meters is the Tierra Nevada.

a) coffee plantations

b) potato fields

c) dairy farms

d) sheep or llamas

e) sugarcane harvesting

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss the physiographic configuration of the realm, exposure to earthquakes and hurricanes, altitudinal zones, and tropical deforestation.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Application

Section Reference: Physical Geography of Middle America

8) Which of the following countries is located within the culture hearth known as Mesoamerica?

a) Puerto Rico

b) Costa Rica

c) Guatemala

d) Peru

e) Panama

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the mixing in this realm of indigenous, Spanish, and other European influences.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Cultural Geography

9) Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

a) The Mayan civilization arose in the highland areas of Mexico.

b) The Aztec civilization was founded after the Maya Civilization.

c) The ceremonial center of the Aztec civilization, named Tenochtitlan, was located in the Valley of Mexico.

d) Maya languages are still used today in parts of Mexico.

e) The Aztecs were conquered by the Spanish.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the mixing in this realm of indigenous, Spanish, and other European influences.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Cultural Geography

10) Which of the following is INCORRECT about the idealized Spanish town in Mesoamerica?

a) It was focused on a central plaza.

b) It displayed a gridiron layout.

c) It was located near good agricultural land.

d) It had several rings of suburbs.

e) It had a centrally located church.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss the mixing in this realm of indigenous, Spanish, and other European influences.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Cultural Geography

11) Which of the following colonial associations is INCORRECT?

a) Jamaica—British

b) Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao—Dutch

c) Martinique—French

d) Trinidad and Tobago—United States

e) Cuba—Spanish

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the mixing in this realm of indigenous, Spanish, and other European influences.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Cultural Geography

12) Which of the following Caribbean republics was influenced by French culture?

a) Haiti

b) Jamaica

c) French Antilles

d) the Bahamas

e) Cuba

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the mixing in this realm of indigenous, Spanish, and other European influences.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Cultural Geography

13) According to Figure 3-7, the majority of islands in the Lesser Antilles were colonized by the ___________.

A thematic map shows the colonial spheres of the Caribbean Region circa 1800. Britain colonized islands in the Lesser Antilles, including Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, Barbados, Saint Vincent, Saint Luca, Dominica, Saba, Antigua, Croix, Virgin Islands, the Turks and Caicos Islands, and the Bahamas; the Greater Antilles island of Jamaica; the Cayman Islands, Swan Islands, Providence Island, San Andres Island, Corn Island, and Bay Islands in the Caribbean, and mainland regions in Mexico along the Gulf of Mexico, eastern coastal regions of the Yucatán Peninsula, the British Honduras, along with Caribbean coastal areas of Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. French territories included the Lesser Antilles islands of Martinique, Guadeloupe, the southern half of Saint Martin, and Haiti. The Dutch colonies were confined to the Lesser Antilles, including the northern half of Saint Martin, Saint Eustatius, and the Netherlands Antillesnear the coast of Venezuela. Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Cuba were Spanish colonies in the Greater Antilles, while the entirety of the mainland that was not colonized by Britain was Spanish territory.

a) British

b) French

c) Spanish

d) Dutch

e) Americans

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the mixing in this realm of indigenous, Spanish, and other European influences.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Application

Section Reference: Cultural Geography

14) The Caribbean Coast of Middle America is __________.

a) part of the Rimland

b) part of the Heartland

c) an area settled by the Dutch

d) an area settled by the French

e) dominated by haciendas

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss regional differences between mainland and Caribbean, the challenges for small-island economies, the pros and cons of tourism, and the importance of regional connections.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Political and Economic Fragmentation

15) Mestizos are persons who are of mixed ____________ heritage.

a) European and African

b) European and indigenous

c) Portuguese and Mexican

d) indigenous and African

e) Aztec and Maya

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss regional differences between mainland and Caribbean, the challenges for small-island economies, the pros and cons of tourism, and the importance of regional connections.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Political and Economic Fragmentation

16) Which of the following does NOT lie in the Euro-Amerindian Mainland?

a) Central America from Guatemala to Panama (except the Caribbean coastal zone)

b) Mexico

c) Costa Rica

d) Dominican Republic

e) El Salvador

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss regional differences between mainland and Caribbean, the challenges for small-island economies, the pros and cons of tourism, and the importance of regional connections.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Political and Economic Fragmentation

17) An industry whose success is a mixed blessing for the Caribbean region because it often debases local culture is _______________.

a) offshore banking

b) oil production

c) online gambling

d) tourism

e) illicit drugs

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss regional differences between mainland and Caribbean, the challenges for small-island economies, the pros and cons of tourism, and the importance of regional connections.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Political and Economic Fragmentation

18) A Caribbean island that is home to a large community of South Asians is _______________.

a) Hispaniola

b) Cuba

c) Trinidad

d) West India

e) Guyana

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss regional differences between mainland and Caribbean, the challenges for small-island economies, the pros and cons of tourism, and the importance of regional connections.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Political and Economic Fragmentation

19) According to Figure 3-8, the poorest Mainland countries in 2018 were __________.

A thematic map of Central America shows economic development and connectivity. A scale bar breaks Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita 2017 (in 2010 US dollars) into four categories: below 5,000; 5,000 to 10,000; 10,000 to 15,000, and above 15,000. Graduated circles indicate millions of international air passengers annually traveling through each country’s capital. Mexico, Costa Rica, and Panama are high development regions with over 15,000 dollars GDP per capita each. The per capita GDP of Belize, Guatemala, and El Salvador is between 5,000 and 10,000 dollars. Honduras and Nicaragua have per capita GDP under 5,000 dollars. Mexico City had 40 million annual international air passengers in 2017; Panama City had 20 million; San José, Costa Rica had 10 million; San Salvador and Guatemala City had 5 million each; Managua had 3 million, and Tegucigalpa had 2 million. The map displays a very strong correlation between higher income and higher connectivity, as defined by international air passengers.

a) Mexico and Panama

b) Guatemala and El Salvador

c) Honduras and Nicaragua

d) Costa Rica and Belize

e) Haiti and the Dominican Republic

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss regional differences between mainland and Caribbean, the challenges for small-island economies, the pros and cons of tourism, and the importance of regional connections.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Application

Section Reference: Political and Economic Fragmentation

20) Middle America's largest country today in terms of both area and population is ___________.

a) Mexico

b) Dominican Republic

c) Cuba

d) Nicaragua

e) Trinidad

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss Mexico’s overall physiography, regional diversity, population distribution and urbanization patterns, economic disparities, and the impact of the drug wars.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Mexico

21) The current population of Mexico is about ________ million.

a) 30

b) 45

c) 60

d) 90

e) 129

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss Mexico’s overall physiography, regional diversity, population distribution and urbanization patterns, economic disparities, and the impact of the drug wars.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Mexico

22) Transculturation is most closely associated with the shaping of cultural traits in _______.

a) Cuba

b) Mexico

c) Panama

d) Puerto Rico

e) Haiti

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss Mexico’s overall physiography, regional diversity, population distribution and urbanization patterns, economic disparities, and the impact of the drug wars.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Mexico

23) The poorest States of Mexico are located in _____________.

a) the southern part of the country

b) the northern part of the country

c) the Yucatán Peninsula

d) Baja California

e) the Gulf Coast region

Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective: Discuss Mexico’s overall physiography, regional diversity, population distribution and urbanization patterns, economic disparities, and the impact of the drug wars.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Mexico

24) A maquiladora is a(n)___________.

a) owner of an ejido

b) foreign-owned factory in Mexico that assembles duty-free goods

c) person of mixed European-Amerindian ancestry

d) Mayan plantation

e) degree from a Mexican technological university

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the contradictory nature of the boundary between the U.S. and Middle America.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: The Realm’s Northern Boundary

25) Middle America's largest city is ___________.

a) Havana

b) Caracas

c) Santo Domingo

d) Panama City

e) Mexico City

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss Mexico’s overall physiography, regional diversity, population distribution and urbanization patterns, economic disparities, and the impact of the drug wars.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Mexico

26) According to Figure 3-10, most of Mexico's oil deposits are located_______________.

A map shows the physiography and distribution of natural resources in Mexico. The Plateau of Mexico dominates northern Mexico and extends southward into the country’s center and Mexico City. Highlands running north to south in the Plateau of Mexico hold rich deposits of silver, gold, lead, zinc, and iron and sparse deposits of copper in the northwest. Gas fields are situated in the region encompassing Reynosa, Matamoros, Brownsville, and Nuevo Laredo along the United States-Mexico border, and few southeast regions along the Bay of Campeche around Ciudad Pemex and Veracruz. The west coast of the Yucatán Peninsula, regions stretching between Coatzacoalcos and Villahermosa, regions around Poza Rica and Tampico, and regions south of Matamoros all have oilfields, and these oil fields are connected to other regions by extensive pipelines. The lower southwestern coast of Mexico surrounding the Balsas River, and regions around Puebla are gold placer regions. Highland areas running from north-central to Mexico City have deposits of silver, gold, copper, iron, lead, and zinc, while fossil fuel deposits are on or near the east cost. The NAFTA Highway connects the border city of Ciudad Juárez to Chihuahua and beyond to the central cities Potosi, Querétaro, and Mexico City. Mexico City is the most populous with over 5 million people. Puebla, León, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Ciudad Juárez, and Tijuana are cities with 1 to 5 million inhabitants. Baja California and the Yucatán Peninsula regions have cities with less than 50,000 people.

a) in the mountainous areas

b) along the Gulf of California

c) along the Gulf of Mexico

d) along the Pacific coast

e) near the U.S. border

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss Mexico’s overall physiography, regional diversity, population distribution and urbanization patterns, economic disparities, and the impact of the drug wars.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Application

Section Reference: Mexico

27) This is the only Mexican State that does NOT share a border with another country.

a) Sonora

b) Campeche

c) Chiapas

d) Chihuahua

e) Oaxaca

Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective: Discuss Mexico’s overall physiography, regional diversity, population distribution and urbanization patterns, economic disparities, and the impact of the drug wars.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Mexico

28) What is the predominant natural resource of Mexico’s Gulf Coast Region?

  1. Oil
  2. Coal
  3. Gas
  4. Zinc
  5. Iron

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss Mexico’s overall physiography, regional diversity, population distribution and urbanization patterns, economic disparities, and the impact of the drug wars.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Mexico

29) Central America, as defined by geographers, is ____________.

a) a region within Middle America located between Mexico and Colombia

b) a region that incorporates all the lands and islands between the United States and South America

c) the regional term for the Greater Antilles

d) the heartland of Middle America known as Mestizoamerica

e) the region covered by Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss the significance of the Central America land bridge between Mexico and South America and key geographic features of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: The Central American Republics

30) Which of the following countries does not have a common border with Guatemala?

a) El Salvador

b) Honduras

c) Belize

d) Nicaragua

e) Mexico

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the significance of the Central America land bridge between Mexico and South America and key geographic features of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: The Central American Republics

31) The Central American country that was a British colony until 1981, but where Spanish is becoming the predominant language, is ______________.

a) Jamaica

b) Guatemala

c) Nicaragua

d) Trinidad

e) Belize

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the significance of the Central America land bridge between Mexico and South America and key geographic features of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: The Central American Republics

32) Which of the following countries was formerly known as British Honduras?

a) Honduras

b) Jamaica

c) Belize

d) Haiti

e) Nicaragua

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss the significance of the Central America land bridge between Mexico and South America and key geographic features of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: The Central American Republics

33) Which of the following is the largest Central American country in terms of population?

a) Honduras

b) Jamaica

c) Guatemala

d) El Salvador

e) Costa Rica

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss the significance of the Central America land bridge between Mexico and South America and key geographic features of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: The Central American Republics

34) Which Central American country does not have a Caribbean coastline?

a) Cuba

b) Guatemala

c) Mexico

d) El Salvador

e) Panama

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss the significance of the Central America land bridge between Mexico and South America and key geographic features of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: The Central American Republics

35) Which Central American country has the highest population density?

a) Cuba

b) Guatemala

c) Nicaragua

d) El Salvador

e) Grenada

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the significance of the Central America land bridge between Mexico and South America and key geographic features of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: The Central American Republics

36) Which Central American country has proposed its own cross-continent canal to compete with the already established Panama Canal?

a) Cuba

b) Honduras

c) Belize

d) Costa Rica

e) Nicaragua

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the significance of the Central America land bridge between Mexico and South America and key geographic features of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: The Central American Republics

37) The capital of Nicaragua, located on the mountainous Pacific side of the country, is:

a) Tegucigalpa

b) Granada

c) Nicaragua City

d) Managua

e) San José

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss the significance of the Central America land bridge between Mexico and South America and key geographic features of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: The Central American Republics

38) Central America's democratic republic, which has had no standing army since 1948, is ________________.

a) Panama

b) Mexico

c) Belize

d) Honduras

e) Costa Rica

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss the significance of the Central America land bridge between Mexico and South America and key geographic features of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: The Central American Republics

39) A well-known global biodiversity hotspot is located in ________________.

a) Nicaragua and Panama

b) Costa Rica and Panama

c) Jamaica and Puerto Rico

d) El Salvador and Honduras

e) Belize and Guatemala

Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective: Discuss the significance of the Central America land bridge between Mexico and South America and key geographic features of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: The Central American Republics

40) As one travels north leaving South America, the first country encountered on the Central American land bridge is ________.

a) Costa Rica

b) Panama

c) El Salvador

d) Nicaragua

e) Trinidad and Tobago

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss the significance of the Central America land bridge between Mexico and South America and key geographic features of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: The Central American Republics

41) The Panama Canal was opened in ________.

a) 1531

b) 1825

c) 1914

d) 1925

e) 2000

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the significance of the Central America land bridge between Mexico and South America and key geographic features of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: The Central American Republics

42) A person of mixed European-African ancestry is known as a ____________.

a) mulatto

b) mestizo

c) Eurafroindian

d) contra

e) maquiladora

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the significance of the Central America land bridge between Mexico and South America and key geographic features of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: The Central American Republics

43) Of the following, which country does not have coastlines on BOTH the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean?

  1. Guatemala
  2. Costa Rica
  3. Nicaragua
  4. El Salvador
  5. Honduras

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss the significance of the Central America land bridge between Mexico and South America and key geographic features of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: The Central American Republics

44) Which Caribbean island contains more than one state?

a) Puerto Rico

b) Jamaica

c) Barbados

d) Trinidad

e) Hispaniola

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Understand the particular geography of countries in the Caribbean: fragmented, isolated, and small in size, and corresponding developmental challenges; differentiate between the Greater and Lesser Antilles.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: The Caribbean Basin

45) The most important crop raised in Cuba before the fall of the Soviet Union was __________.

a) maize

b) coffee

c) sugarcane

d) cocaine

e) bananas

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Understand the particular geography of countries in the Caribbean: fragmented, isolated, and small in size, and corresponding developmental challenges; differentiate between the Greater and Lesser Antilles.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: The Caribbean Basin

46) Which of the following is not an independent country?

a) Jamaica

b) Haiti

c) Trinidad and Tobago

d) Puerto Rico

e) Dominican Republic

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Understand the particular geography of countries in the Caribbean: fragmented, isolated, and small in size, and corresponding developmental challenges; differentiate between the Greater and Lesser Antilles.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: The Caribbean Basin

47) Which of the following Caribbean countries possesses major natural gas deposits?

a) the Dominican Republic

b) Cuba

c) Trinidad and Tobago

d) Martinique

e) Barbados

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Understand the particular geography of countries in the Caribbean: fragmented, isolated, and small in size, and corresponding developmental challenges; differentiate between the Greater and Lesser Antilles.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: The Caribbean Basin

48) More than one million Puerto Ricans have migrated to ____________.

a) Miami

b) Mexico City

c) California

d) Caracas

e) New York

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Understand the particular geography of countries in the Caribbean: fragmented, isolated, and small in size, and corresponding developmental challenges; differentiate between the Greater and Lesser Antilles.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: The Caribbean Basin

49) The archipelago to the northeast of Cuba that was formerly a British dependency is called the ____________.

a) Florida Keys

b) Bahamas

c) North Indies

d) Bermuda Triangle

e) Greater Antilles

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Understand the particular geography of countries in the Caribbean: fragmented, isolated, and small in size, and corresponding developmental challenges; differentiate between the Greater and Lesser Antilles.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: The Caribbean Basin

50) Guadeloupe is a dependency of _________________.

a) Guatemala

b) France

c) the United Kingdom

d) the Netherlands

e) the United States

Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective: Understand the particular geography of countries in the Caribbean: fragmented, isolated, and small in size, and corresponding developmental challenges; differentiate between the Greater and Lesser Antilles.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: The Caribbean Basin

51) Which island is NOT one of the Greater Antilles?

  1. Hispaniola
  2. Trinidad
  3. Cuba
  4. Puerto Rico
  5. Jamaica

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Understand the particular geography of countries in the Caribbean: fragmented, isolated, and small in size, and corresponding developmental challenges; differentiate between the Greater and Lesser Antilles.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: The Caribbean Basin

52) Which country has historically been a large financial supporter of Cuba?

a) Mexico

b) Costa Rica

c) Panama

d) Russia

e) Brazil

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Understand the particular geography of countries in the Caribbean: fragmented, isolated, and small in size, and corresponding developmental challenges; differentiate between the Greater and Lesser Antilles.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: The Caribbean Basin

Question Type: True-False

53) “Latin” America is a term that refers only to the geographic area constituted by the island and mainland portions of Middle America.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the realm’s key geographic features including population distribution and main cities.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Defining the Realm

54) The large island of Trinidad is located in the Greater Antilles.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the physiographic configuration of the realm, exposure to earthquakes and hurricanes, altitudinal zones, and tropical deforestation.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Physical Geography of Middle America

55) NAFTA is a trade agreement that includes Nicaragua.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Explain the contradictory nature of the boundary between the U.S. and Middle America.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: The Realm’s Northern Boundary

56) Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama are all located on the land bridge portion of the Middle American realm.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the physiographic configuration of the realm, exposure to earthquakes and hurricanes, altitudinal zones, and tropical deforestation.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Physical Geography of Middle America

57) A narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses is called an isthmus.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the physiographic configuration of the realm, exposure to earthquakes and hurricanes, altitudinal zones, and tropical deforestation.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Physical Geography of Middle America

58) Mainland Middle America's tropical location and climates are ameliorated by elevation and its resulting vertical zonation of natural environments.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the physiographic configuration of the realm, exposure to earthquakes and hurricanes, altitudinal zones, and tropical deforestation.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference: Physical Geography of Middle America

59) The tierra templada environmental zone is situated at a higher elevation than the tierra fría zone.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the physiographic configuration of the realm, exposure to earthquakes and hurricanes, altitudinal zones, and tropical deforestation.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Physical Geography of Middle America

60) The Maya and Aztec civilizations both evolved within the Mesoamerican culture hearth.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the mixing in this realm of indigenous, Spanish, and other European influences.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Cultural Geography

61) The Maya civilization developed in a lowland tropical environment.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the mixing in this realm of indigenous, Spanish, and other European influences.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Cultural Geography

62) The Aztec civilization developed in a lowland environment.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the mixing in this realm of indigenous, Spanish, and other European influences.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Cultural Geography

63) The Maya civilization is the only one on the world culture map that arose in a tropical lowland.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the mixing in this realm of indigenous, Spanish, and other European influences.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Cultural Geography

64) The Spanish, and their need for wood, deforested large areas of Middle America.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the mixing in this realm of indigenous, Spanish, and other European influences.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Cultural Geography

65) During their period of colonial domination, the Spanish forced much of Mexico's Amerindian population to relocate to urban settlements.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the mixing in this realm of indigenous, Spanish, and other European influences.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Cultural Geography

66) Cuba has a Spanish heritage, Jamaica is British-influenced, and Haiti's strongest European imprint came from the French.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the mixing in this realm of indigenous, Spanish, and other European influences.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Cultural Geography

67) Except for the French Antilles, there is no remaining European dependency in the Caribbean.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the mixing in this realm of indigenous, Spanish, and other European influences.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Cultural Geography

68) Middle America contains both a Euro-Amerindian Mainland and a Euro-African Rimland.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss regional differences between mainland and Caribbean, the challenges for small-island economies, the pros and cons of tourism, and the importance of regional connections.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Political and Economic Fragmentation

69) The hacienda form of land tenure was dominant in Middle America's Rimland.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss regional differences between mainland and Caribbean, the challenges for small-island economies, the pros and cons of tourism, and the importance of regional connections.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Political and Economic Fragmentation

70) The hacienda of the Mainland is quite similar to the plantation of the Rimland.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss regional differences between mainland and Caribbean, the challenges for small-island economies, the pros and cons of tourism, and the importance of regional connections.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference: Political and Economic Fragmentation

71) The Pacific coast of Nicaragua is part of Middle America’s Rimland.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss regional differences between mainland and Caribbean, the challenges for small-island economies, the pros and cons of tourism, and the importance of regional connections.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Political and Economic Fragmentation

72) Tourism can be considered an irritant industry by many in the Caribbean Basin.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss regional differences between mainland and Caribbean, the challenges for small-island economies, the pros and cons of tourism, and the importance of regional connections.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Political and Economic Fragmentation

73) According to Figure 3-13, the Chihuahua cartel has the greatest effect on people living near the Mexico-New Mexico border:

A thematic map depicts the territorial extent of each of Mexico’s drug cartels, as well as the general flow of cocaine, hotspots for trafficking into the U.S., and the main drug-entry states. The main drug-entry states of Mexico include Yucatan and Quitana Roo on the Yucatán Peninsula; Veracruz on the Gulf of Mexico coast on the south east, and Colima, Michoacan, Guerrero, and Sinaloa on the southern Pacific coast. Barring a few states in the south central region with no dominant cartel presence, Mexico is divided amongst major drug cartels such as the Sinaloa Cartel that controls almost all of northwest Mexico and Yucatán in the east. Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion has its stronghold in southern Pacific coast, most of the south central states of Mexico, and in Tijuana. While the northwestern most border region surrounding Tijuana is divided between Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion and Tijuana Cartel, the border regions of northeast Mexico are territories of Los Zetas and Gulf Cartel. Quintana Roo on the Yucatán Peninsula has its northern half divided amongst Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion, Los Zetas, and Gulf Cartel. The southern half of Quintana Roo, Guerrero, the eastern regions of Michoacan, and its adjacent regions are disputed territories. Of all the cocaine that flows into Mexico, 50 percent comes from South America across the Pacific Ocean, 30 percent enters the coastal states along the Gulf of Mexico, and 20 percent comes overland from Guatemala. Nuevo Laredo, Reynosa, Ciudad Juarez, and Tijuana are hotspots for trafficking and 90 percent of cocaine in the United States enters from Mexico.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss Mexico’s overall physiography, regional diversity, population distribution and urbanization patterns, economic disparities, and the impact of the drug wars.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Application

Section Reference: Mexico

74) Communally-owned farms in Mexico are called ejidos.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss Mexico’s overall physiography, regional diversity, population distribution and urbanization patterns, economic disparities, and the impact of the drug wars.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Mexico

75) Mexico contains over 70 percent of the land area of Middle America (including the islands) and over half of the realm's population.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss Mexico’s overall physiography, regional diversity, population distribution and urbanization patterns, economic disparities, and the impact of the drug wars.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Mexico

76) The Yucatán Peninsula protrudes into the Pacific Ocean.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss Mexico’s overall physiography, regional diversity, population distribution and urbanization patterns, economic disparities, and the impact of the drug wars.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Mexico

77) Mexico's leading oil-producing zone is located along its southern Pacific coast.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss Mexico’s overall physiography, regional diversity, population distribution and urbanization patterns, economic disparities, and the impact of the drug wars.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Mexico

78) Maquiladoras are large communal farms in northern Mexico near the U.S. border.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss Mexico’s overall physiography, regional diversity, population distribution and urbanization patterns, economic disparities, and the impact of the drug wars.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Mexico

79) Overall, Central America's population exhibits higher densities in its Pacific coastlands than along its Caribbean shore.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the significance of the Central America land bridge between Mexico and South America and key geographic features of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: The Central American Republics

80) Costa Rica's population is overwhelmingly located in the tierra caliente zone.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the significance of the Central America land bridge between Mexico and South America and key geographic features of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: The Central American Republics

81) El Salvador's population is quite homogeneous, with about 85 percent being mestizo.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss the significance of the Central America land bridge between Mexico and South America and key geographic features of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: The Central American Republics

82) Costa Rica does not have a standing Army.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the significance of the Central America land bridge between Mexico and South America and key geographic features of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: The Central American Republics

83) The drug cartels have little influence in Central America south of Mexico.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the significance of the Central America land bridge between Mexico and South America and key geographic features of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: The Central American Republics

84) The longitude of the Panama Canal's Caribbean (Atlantic) outlet is farther west than the longitude of the waterway's Pacific Ocean outlet.

Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective: Discuss the significance of the Central America land bridge between Mexico and South America and key geographic features of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: The Central American Republics

85) Following from the agreement reached between the United States and Panama in 1977, there is no longer any official U.S. presence in the former Canal Zone.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the significance of the Central America land bridge between Mexico and South America and key geographic features of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: The Central American Republics

86) Over 80 percent of Costa Rica's forests have been destroyed.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the significance of the Central America land bridge between Mexico and South America and key geographic features of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: The Central American Republics

87) The Caribbean islands today constitute the most densely populated portion of the Americas.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss the significance of the Central America land bridge between Mexico and South America and key geographic features of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: The Central American Republics

88) A mulatto is a person of mixed African and Amerindian ancestry.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the significance of the Central America land bridge between Mexico and South America and key geographic features of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: The Central American Republics

89) The island of Hispaniola contains both Haiti and Dominica.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Understand the particular geography of countries in the Caribbean: fragmented, isolated, and small in size, and corresponding developmental challenges; differentiate between the Greater and Lesser Antilles.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: The Caribbean Basin

90) The tourism-dominated island-nations of Middle America have become so advanced that poverty is just about unknown.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Understand the particular geography of countries in the Caribbean: fragmented, isolated, and small in size, and corresponding developmental challenges; differentiate between the Greater and Lesser Antilles.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension

Section Reference: The Caribbean Basin

91) According to Figure 3-19, the U.S. naval base on Cuba is located due south of the Florida Keys, near the city of Havana.

A map of Cuba shows its physiography, major cities and their populations, distribution of natural resources, economic core areas, and transportation networks. With the exception of a small highland area in the center of the island, and the southeastern mountains, most of Cuba is less than 200 meters above sea level. The highland areas are small and the relief is not pronounced; Pico Turquino, located in the high-elevation southern zone, rises 2005 meters high (6578 feet). Sugar, tobacco, and coffee are widely cultivated across Cuba, while rice is predominant in the north-central region as well as the southwest coast. Mineral deposits in Cuba include nickel in the south, and scattered deposits of copper, manganese, and chromite, all mostly in or near the high-relief regions. The population of Havana, the capital city, is between 1,000,000 and 5,000,000 million residents, while a number of cities in the south and east such as Holguín, Guantánamo, and Santiago de Cuba, and Camagüey, as well as Santa Clara in central Cuba have between 250,000 and 1,000,000 residents. Several other smaller cities, with populations under 250,000, are plotted on the map. A number of airports are located in the south and east, in addition to two airports proximate to Havana in the north and west, and one airport on the Isle of Youth south of the main island. There is a United States Naval Station located at Guantánamo Bay. The core area centered on Havana is connected by highway and rail networks that run the length of the island.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Understand the particular geography of countries in the Caribbean: fragmented, isolated, and small in size, and corresponding developmental challenges; differentiate between the Greater and Lesser Antilles.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Application

Section Reference: The Caribbean Basin

Question Type: Fill-in-the-blank

92) The lowest-lying attitudinal zone of agricultural activity, extending from sea level to an elevation of 750 meters (2500 ft), is the tierra ___.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the physiographic configuration of the realm, exposure to earthquakes and hurricanes, altitudinal zones, and tropical deforestation.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Physical Geography of Middle America

93) The former Aztec city of Tenochtitlán is now known as __________

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the mixing in this realm of indigenous, Spanish, and other European influences.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Cultural Geography

94) Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula was part of the Mesoamerican culture hearth that gave rise to the ___ civilization, which reached its height between the fourth and tenth centuries AD.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the mixing in this realm of indigenous, Spanish, and other European influences.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Cultural Geography

95) Besides Europe, the foreign continent that most contributed to the shaping of Caribbean cultures is ___

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the mixing in this realm of indigenous, Spanish, and other European influences.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Cultural Geography

96) Middle America's largest country today, in both area and population size, is ___.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss Mexico’s overall physiography, regional diversity, population distribution and urbanization patterns, economic disparities, and the impact of the drug wars.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Mexico

97) Except for its extreme southeast, the Yucatán Peninsula is part of the country of ___.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss Mexico’s overall physiography, regional diversity, population distribution and urbanization patterns, economic disparities, and the impact of the drug wars.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Mexico

98) ___ is the term applied to people of mixed European and African ancestry.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the significance of the Central America land bridge between Mexico and South America and key geographic features of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: The Central American Republics

99) The Dominican Republic and Haiti together occupy the island of ___.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Understand the particular geography of countries in the Caribbean: fragmented, isolated, and small in size, and corresponding developmental challenges; differentiate between the Greater and Lesser Antilles.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: The Caribbean Basin

100) Review Figure 3-5. Which altitudinal zone is most likely to sustain major damage from a hurricane?

A figure illustrates altitudinal zonation. The scale on the left shows elevation as follows: sea level to 750 meters; 750 to 1,800 meters; 1,800 to 3,600 meters; 3,600 to 4,500 meters, and over 4,500 meters. The right-hand scale labels the zones in feet: sea level to 2,500; 2,500 to 6,000; 6,000 to 12,000; 12,000 to 15,000, and over 15,000 feet. The lowest zone is termed the Tierra Caliente, which extends up to 750 meters above sea level and is correspondingly warm and wet enough to enable the cultivation of bananas, sugarcane, rice and other tropical crops. The next-highest zone is the Tierra Templada, extending from 750 to 1,800 meters, and its cooler and drier air is suitable for coffee, maize (corn), wheat, and vegetables. The third zone is called the Tierra Fría and extends from 1,800 to 3,600 meters, and its cooler, drier air is best suited to growing potatoes, barley, and wheat, and dairy pasturage The upper limit of the Tierra Fría is also marked as the Tree Line. Extending from 3,600 to 4,500 meters is the Tierra Helada which is the region of livestock grazing. At the upper limit of the Tierra Helada is the Snow Line. Above the snow line, at elevations exceeding 4,500 meters is the Tierra Nevada.

a) tierra caliente

b) tierra templada

c) tierra helada

d) tierra fría

e) tierra nevada

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the physiographic configuration of the realm, exposure to earthquakes and hurricanes, altitudinal zones, and tropical deforestation.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Application

Section Reference: Physical Geography of Middle America

101) Review Figure 3-7. Which of the following is incorrect?

A thematic map shows the colonial spheres of the Caribbean Region circa 1800. Britain colonized islands in the Lesser Antilles, including Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, Barbados, Saint Vincent, Saint Luca, Dominica, Saba, Antigua, Croix, Virgin Islands, the Turks and Caicos Islands, and the Bahamas; the Greater Antilles island of Jamaica; the Cayman Islands, Swan Islands, Providence Island, San Andres Island, Corn Island, and Bay Islands in the Caribbean, and mainland regions in Mexico along the Gulf of Mexico, eastern coastal regions of the Yucatán Peninsula, the British Honduras, along with Caribbean coastal areas of Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. French territories included the Lesser Antilles islands of Martinique, Guadeloupe, the southern half of Saint Martin, and Haiti. The Dutch colonies were confined to the Lesser Antilles, including the northern half of Saint Martin, Saint Eustatius, and the Netherlands Antilles near the coast of Venezuela. Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Cuba were Spanish colonies in the Greater Antilles, while the entirety of the mainland that was not colonized by Britain was Spanish territory.

a) Spain influenced the most geographic landmass.

b) There is a predictable pattern to colonial power geographic influence.

c) The French influenced a handful of islands.

d) The British controlled the most named islands.

e) The Dutch controlled the least geographic landmass.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the physiographic configuration of the realm, exposure to earthquakes and hurricanes, altitudinal zones, and tropical deforestation.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Application

Section Reference: Physical Geography of Middle America

102) Review Figure 3-10. Which of the following is false concerning natural resources?

A map shows the physiography and distribution of natural resources in Mexico. The Plateau of Mexico dominates northern Mexico and extends southward into the country’s center and Mexico City. Highlands running north to south in the Plateau of Mexico hold rich deposits of silver, gold, lead, zinc, and iron and sparse deposits of copper in the northwest. Gas fields are situated in the region encompassing Reynosa, Matamoros, Brownsville, and Nuevo Laredo along the United States-Mexico border, and few southeast regions along the Bay of Campeche around Ciudad Pemex and Veracruz. The west coast of the Yucatán Peninsula, regions stretching between Coatzacoalcos and Villahermosa, regions around Poza Rica and Tampico, and regions south of Matamoros all have oilfields, and these oil fields are connected to other regions by extensive pipelines. The lower southwestern coast of Mexico surrounding the Balsas River, and regions around Puebla are gold placer regions. Highland areas running from north-central to Mexico City have deposits of silver, gold, copper, iron, lead, and zinc, while fossil fuel deposits are on or near the east cost. The NAFTA Highway connects the border city of Ciudad Juárez to Chihuahua and beyond to the central cities Potosi, Querétaro, and Mexico City. Mexico City is the most populous with over 5 million people. Puebla, León, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Ciudad Juárez, and Tijuana are cities with 1 to 5 million inhabitants. Baja California and the Yucatán Peninsula regions have cities with less than 50,000 people.

a) Minerals are only found in highland regions.

b) Oil is found near the Gulf of Mexico.

c) Gas is found near the Gulf of Mexico.

d) The central and eastern areas of the region contain the majority of natural resources.

e) They are found in both heavily populated and rural areas.

Learning Objective: Discuss Mexico’s overall physiography, regional diversity, population distribution and urbanization patterns, economic disparities, and the impact of the drug wars.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Application

Section Reference: Mexico

103) This group has influenced Middle America’s cultural geography.

a) Spanish

b) Africans

c) Europeans

d) aboriginals

e) All of the choices are correct.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the realm’s key geographic features including population distribution and main cities.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Defining the Realm

104) This country serves as a transition zone.

a) Mexico

b) Panama

c) the Bahamas

d) Honduras

e) Nicaragua

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the realm’s key geographic features including population distribution and main cities.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Defining the Realm

105) The approximate population of Middle America is_____.

a) 50 million

b) 100 million

c) 200 million

d) 500 million

e) 1 billion

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the realm’s key geographic features including population distribution and main cities.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Defining the Realm

106) How many mainland countries are found in Middle America?

a) 6

b) 8

c) 10

d) 12

e) 19

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the realm’s key geographic features including population distribution and main cities.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: Defining the Realm

107) NAFTA went into effect in this year

a) 1992

b) 1994

c) 1995

d) 1998

e) 2000

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Explain the contradictory nature of the boundary between the U.S. and Middle America.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: The Realm’s Northern Boundary

108) How long is the Middle American border with North America?

a) 500 miles

b) 1,000 miles

c) 1,500 miles

d) 2,000 miles

e) 3,000 miles

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Explain the contradictory nature of the boundary between the U.S. and Middle America.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: The Realm’s Northern Boundary

109) The approximate population of NAFTA territorial areas is_____.

a) 50 million

b) 100 million

c) 200 million

d) 500 million

e) 1 billion

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Explain the contradictory nature of the boundary between the U.S. and Middle America.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: The Realm’s Northern Boundary

110) The concern at the norther border of Middle America is_____.

a) illegal immigration

b) drug trafficking

c) organized crime

d) contraband narcotics

e) All of the answers are correct.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Explain the contradictory nature of the boundary between the U.S. and Middle America.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: The Realm’s Northern Boundary

111) The busiest border crossing in the world is found at _____.

a) San Diego, California

b) El Paso, Texas

c) San Luis, Arizona

d) Columbus, New Mexico

e) Rio Grande City, Texas

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Explain the contradictory nature of the boundary between the U.S. and Middle America.

Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge

Section Reference: The Realm’s Northern Boundary

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