Question 1

Which Caribbean country has no diplomatic relations with the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

A)  Virgin Islands 
B)  Puerto Rico 
C)  Cuba 
D)  Haiti 
E)  Jamaica 
A)  Virgin Islands 
B)  Puerto Rico 
C)  Cuba 
D)  Haiti 
E)  Jamaica

Question 2

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-Cuba was once France's richest colony; today it is the poorest country in the Caribbean.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-Haiti experienced a devastating earthquake in January 2010.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What are remittances?

Accepted Answer

A)  Income generated in the Caribbean from the sale of agricultural products 
B)  Receipts from tourist revenues in the Caribbean 
C)  Deposits placed in offshore banks in the Caribbean 
D)  Tax receipts from investors in Free Trade Zones in the Caribbean 
E)  Money that migrants to the U.S. send back home to the Caribbean 
A)  Income generated in the Caribbean from the sale of agricultural products 
B)  Receipts from tourist revenues in the Caribbean 
C)  Deposits placed in offshore banks in the Caribbean 
D)  Tax receipts from investors in Free Trade Zones in the Caribbean 
E)  Money that migrants to the U.S. send back home to the Caribbean

Question 5

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-Creolization describes the blending of Amerindian and European cultures in the Caribbean.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is the major threat to the forests in Guyana?

Accepted Answer

A)  There has been increased settlement into the region by immigrants from other Caribbean locations. 
B)  Since the 1990s the Guyana government has made the wood processing industry a priority. 
C)  Climatic changes have led to a substantial decrease in the native tree species in the region. 
D)  The aridity of the region makes the trees prone to forest fires, which have increased in number in the last decade. 
E)  An exotic species of caterpillar that was accidentally introduced to the region is killing the trees by eating their leaves and laying their eggs in the branches. 
A)  There has been increased settlement into the region by immigrants from other Caribbean locations. 
B)  Since the 1990s the Guyana government has made the wood processing industry a priority. 
C)  Climatic changes have led to a substantial decrease in the native tree species in the region. 
D)  The aridity of the region makes the trees prone to forest fires, which have increased in number in the last decade. 
E)  An exotic species of caterpillar that was accidentally introduced to the region is killing the trees by eating their leaves and laying their eggs in the branches.

Question 7

As of 2001, how many Free Trade Zones were there in the Dominican Republic?

Accepted Answer

A)  5 
B)  10 
C)  12 
D)  16 
E)  24 
A)  5 
B)  10 
C)  12 
D)  16 
E)  24

Question 8

Map ID - Countries of the Caribbean
 
-What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 4 (four)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Belize 
B)  French Guiana 
C)  Guyana 
D)  Puerto Rico 
E)  Suriname 
A)  Belize 
B)  French Guiana 
C)  Guyana 
D)  Puerto Rico 
E)  Suriname

Question 9

What practice was most responsible for the deforestation of the islands of the Caribbean?

Accepted Answer

A)  road construction 
B)  subsistence agriculture 
C)  suburbanization 
D)  urbanization 
E)  sugarcane plantation agriculture 
A)  road construction 
B)  subsistence agriculture 
C)  suburbanization 
D)  urbanization 
E)  sugarcane plantation agriculture

Question 10

What was the name of the official United States policy that held that the United States would not tolerate European military involvement in the Western Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

A)  Manifest Destiny 
B)  the Monroe Doctrine 
C)  the New Deal 
D)  the Great Society 
E)  the U.S. Constitution 
A)  Manifest Destiny 
B)  the Monroe Doctrine 
C)  the New Deal 
D)  the Great Society 
E)  the U.S. Constitution

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT believed to be a cause of the high rate of HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean?

Accepted Answer

A)  prostitution 
B)  the region's proximity to Africa 
C)  international tourism 
D)  lack of education programs and screening 
E)  poverty 
A)  prostitution 
B)  the region's proximity to Africa 
C)  international tourism 
D)  lack of education programs and screening 
E)  poverty

Question 12

Colonialism in the Caribbean

Accepted Answer

A)  depended on native Indians for labor. 
B)  was relatively benign. 
C)  relied on plantation agriculture. 
D)  had little support in Europe. 
E)  began in 1776 with the founding of the United States. 
A)  depended on native Indians for labor. 
B)  was relatively benign. 
C)  relied on plantation agriculture. 
D)  had little support in Europe. 
E)  began in 1776 with the founding of the United States.

Question 13

The isolated proximity of the Caribbean refers to all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  the sustained cultural diversity that the region has maintained. 
B)  the early and continued independence of all of the nations contained within the region. 
C)  the limited economic opportunities the region has been offered. 
D)  the geographic closeness to North America. 
E)  the region's unique position in the world. 
A)  the sustained cultural diversity that the region has maintained. 
B)  the early and continued independence of all of the nations contained within the region. 
C)  the limited economic opportunities the region has been offered. 
D)  the geographic closeness to North America. 
E)  the region's unique position in the world.

Question 14

Tourism in the Caribbean

Accepted Answer

A)  has declined dramatically in recent years. 
B)  was already booming in the late eighteenth century. 
C)  has had little economic impact on the region. 
D)  was originally dominated by Cuba. 
E)  is not an important contributor to the economy of the region. 
A)  has declined dramatically in recent years. 
B)  was already booming in the late eighteenth century. 
C)  has had little economic impact on the region. 
D)  was originally dominated by Cuba. 
E)  is not an important contributor to the economy of the region.

Question 15

From which country did the indentured workers who migrated to Guyana and Trinidad come?

Accepted Answer

A)  India 
B)  China 
C)  Kenya 
D)  Tanzania 
E)  Ghana 
A)  India 
B)  China 
C)  Kenya 
D)  Tanzania 
E)  Ghana

Question 16

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-Tourism in the Caribbean was originally dominated by Cuba.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

How did the U.S. acquire the U.S. Virgin Islands?

Accepted Answer

A)  The U.S. acquired them illegally from France. 
B)  The U.S. traded the Bahamas to get them from the United Kingdom. 
C)  The U.S. won them in the Spanish American War. 
D)  The U.S. purchased them from Denmark. 
E)  Citizens of the Virgin Islands voted to become a territory of the U.S. 
A)  The U.S. acquired them illegally from France. 
B)  The U.S. traded the Bahamas to get them from the United Kingdom. 
C)  The U.S. won them in the Spanish American War. 
D)  The U.S. purchased them from Denmark. 
E)  Citizens of the Virgin Islands voted to become a territory of the U.S.

Question 18

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-As a U.S. citizen on vacation in the Caribbean, you are LEAST likely to visit Cuba.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

When is hurricane season in the Caribbean?

Accepted Answer

A)  From April to June 
B)  From September 21 to December 21 
C)  All year long 
D)  From January 1 until March 1 
E)  From July to October 
A)  From April to June 
B)  From September 21 to December 21 
C)  All year long 
D)  From January 1 until March 1 
E)  From July to October

Question 20

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-The rimland of the Caribbean is the coastal zone of the mainland, beginning with Belize and extending along the coast of Central America to northern South America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which Caribbean country has no diplomatic relations with the U.S.?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Cuba was once France's richest colony; today it is the poorest country in the Caribbean.

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Haiti experienced a devastating earthquake in January 2010.

What are remittances?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Creolization describes the blending of Amerindian and European cultures in the Caribbean.

What is the major threat to the forests in Guyana?

As of 2001, how many Free Trade Zones were there in the Dominican Republic?

Map ID - Countries of the Caribbean -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 4 (four)?

What practice was most responsible for the deforestation of the islands of the Caribbean?

What was the name of the official United States policy that held that the United States would not tolerate European military involvement in the Western Hemisphere?

Which of the following is NOT believed to be a cause of the high rate of HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean?

Colonialism in the Caribbean

The isolated proximity of the Caribbean refers to all of the following EXCEPT

Tourism in the Caribbean

From which country did the indentured workers who migrated to Guyana and Trinidad come?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Tourism in the Caribbean was originally dominated by Cuba.

How did the U.S. acquire the U.S. Virgin Islands?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -As a U.S. citizen on vacation in the Caribbean, you are LEAST likely to visit Cuba.

When is hurricane season in the Caribbean?

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Exam 5: The Caribbean

Which Caribbean country has no diplomatic relations with the U.S.?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Cuba was once France's richest colony; today it is the poorest country in the Caribbean.

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Haiti experienced a devastating earthquake in January 2010.

What are remittances?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Creolization describes the blending of Amerindian and European cultures in the Caribbean.

What is the major threat to the forests in Guyana?

As of 2001, how many Free Trade Zones were there in the Dominican Republic?

Map ID - Countries of the Caribbean -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 4 (four)?

What practice was most responsible for the deforestation of the islands of the Caribbean?

What was the name of the official United States policy that held that the United States would not tolerate European military involvement in the Western Hemisphere?

Which of the following is NOT believed to be a cause of the high rate of HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean?

Colonialism in the Caribbean

The isolated proximity of the Caribbean refers to all of the following EXCEPT

Tourism in the Caribbean

From which country did the indentured workers who migrated to Guyana and Trinidad come?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Tourism in the Caribbean was originally dominated by Cuba.

How did the U.S. acquire the U.S. Virgin Islands?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -As a U.S. citizen on vacation in the Caribbean, you are LEAST likely to visit Cuba.

When is hurricane season in the Caribbean?

Diversity Amid Globalization

Changing Global Environment

North America

Latin America

Sub-Saharan Africa

Southwest Asia and North Africa

Europe

The Russian Domain

Central Asia

East Asia

South Asia

Southeast Asia

Australia and Oceania

Filters