Question 1

In which Caribbean nation would you find Hindu temples dotting the landscape?

Accepted Answer

A) Trinidad and Tobago 
B) Jamaica 
C) Haiti 
D) Dominica 
E) Cuba 
A) Trinidad and Tobago 
B) Jamaica 
C) Haiti 
D) Dominica 
E) Cuba A

Question 2

Which Caribbean country has the lowest rate of natural increase in the region?

Accepted Answer

A) French Guiana 
B) Cuba 
C) Haiti 
D) Belize 
E) Trinidad and Tobago 
A) French Guiana 
B) Cuba 
C) Haiti 
D) Belize 
E) Trinidad and Tobago B

Question 3

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding socio-economical gender relations in the Caribbean?

Accepted Answer

A) strong and self-sufficient female networks have developed due to men leaving home for seasonal employment 
B) women typically are the ones in charge of local street markets 
C) in rural regions men earn wages whilst women provide subsistence 
D) men account for most new hires in assembly plants, data-entry firms and the tourism industry 
E) women may have local power in their communities but that power does not transfer into a higher status 
A) strong and self-sufficient female networks have developed due to men leaving home for seasonal employment 
B) women typically are the ones in charge of local street markets 
C) in rural regions men earn wages whilst women provide subsistence 
D) men account for most new hires in assembly plants, data-entry firms and the tourism industry 
E) women may have local power in their communities but that power does not transfer into a higher status D

Question 4

Describe the migration patterns that are common in the Caribbean, including those that lead its residents to North
America.

Accepted Answer

There are several migratory trends prese

Question 5

The overwhelming majority of the Caribbean is situated in which two climate zones?

Accepted Answer

A) Tropical rainy and subtropical desert 
B) Humid subtropical and desert 
C) Tropical rainy and tropical savanna 
D) Tropical savanna and subtropical desert 
E) desert and polar 
A) Tropical rainy and subtropical desert 
B) Humid subtropical and desert 
C) Tropical rainy and tropical savanna 
D) Tropical savanna and subtropical desert 
E) desert and polar

Question 6

What are Maroon societies and how do they provide a strong reflection of African roots in the Caribbean today?

Accepted Answer

Former slaves who escaped their captors

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a challenge facing Caribbean tourism?

Accepted Answer

A) the vulnerability of the industry to external market forces (such as a 9/11 style attack or a global recession)that would lead to a dramatic drop in international arrivals 
B) a trend towards cruise ship visits which limits tourist interaction N both cultural and economic N with the local islanders 
C) capital leakage where most the profits rarely remain in the local economy 
D) a trend of Americans to either opt for domestic beach resorts and/or more exotic locales such as Costa Rica or the Persian Gulf 
E) geopolitical instability throughout the Caribbean Basin which has proven to be detriment to tourism 
A) the vulnerability of the industry to external market forces (such as a 9/11 style attack or a global recession)that would lead to a dramatic drop in international arrivals 
B) a trend towards cruise ship visits which limits tourist interaction N both cultural and economic N with the local islanders 
C) capital leakage where most the profits rarely remain in the local economy 
D) a trend of Americans to either opt for domestic beach resorts and/or more exotic locales such as Costa Rica or the Persian Gulf 
E) geopolitical instability throughout the Caribbean Basin which has proven to be detriment to tourism

Question 8

Which Caribbean country has the largest number of tourist arrivals?

Accepted Answer

A) Jamaica 
B) Bahamas 
C) Dominican Republic 
D) Cuba 
E) Cayman Islands 
A) Jamaica 
B) Bahamas 
C) Dominican Republic 
D) Cuba 
E) Cayman Islands

Question 9

The most important agricultural crop in the Caribbean has historically been

Accepted Answer

A) oranges 
B) sugar cane 
C) coffee 
D) tobacco 
E) bananas 
A) oranges 
B) sugar cane 
C) coffee 
D) tobacco 
E) bananas

Question 10

The most commonly spoken language in Haiti is

Accepted Answer

A) English 
B) Dutch 
C) French 
D) Spanish 
E) French Creole (patois) 
A) English 
B) Dutch 
C) French 
D) Spanish 
E) French Creole (patois)

Question 11

What percentage of the Caribbean population between the ages 15 and 49 has HIV/AIDS?

Accepted Answer

A) 12% 
B) 4% 
C) 9% 
D) 1% 
E) 16% 
A) 12% 
B) 4% 
C) 9% 
D) 1% 
E) 16%

Question 12

What is the political status of Puerto Rico?

Accepted Answer

A) It is a possession of the United States, but its residents are not U.S. citizens. 
B) It is an independent country. 
C) It is a state of the Republic of the Greater Antilles. 
D) It is a colony of Spain. 
E) It is a commonwealth of the U.S. and its residents can move freely to the U.S. mainland. 
A) It is a possession of the United States, but its residents are not U.S. citizens. 
B) It is an independent country. 
C) It is a state of the Republic of the Greater Antilles. 
D) It is a colony of Spain. 
E) It is a commonwealth of the U.S. and its residents can move freely to the U.S. mainland.

Question 13

What is the Caribbean diaspora?

Accepted Answer

A) the movement of Africans into the region during the twentieth century 
B) the increasing number of international tourists to the region during the last twenty years 
C) the refugee movements within each country in the region 
D) the gradual separation of the islands through the tectonic movement of the Caribbean Plate 
E) the economic flight of Caribbean peoples across the globe 
A) the movement of Africans into the region during the twentieth century 
B) the increasing number of international tourists to the region during the last twenty years 
C) the refugee movements within each country in the region 
D) the gradual separation of the islands through the tectonic movement of the Caribbean Plate 
E) the economic flight of Caribbean peoples across the globe

Question 14

The 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion by the U.S. took place in which nation?

Accepted Answer

A) Montserrat 
B) Puerto Rico 
C) Cuba 
D) Jamaica 
E) Grenada 
A) Montserrat 
B) Puerto Rico 
C) Cuba 
D) Jamaica 
E) Grenada

Question 15

The most common destination for Haitians to migrate to is

Accepted Answer

A) Jamaica 
B) Great Britain 
C) United States 
D) France 
E) Dominican Republic 
A) Jamaica 
B) Great Britain 
C) United States 
D) France 
E) Dominican Republic

Question 16

Discuss how social and economic inequality in Haiti has contributed to a cycle of environmental degradation and poverty.

Accepted Answer

By the mid-20th century, a destructive c

Question 17

Plantation America refers to

Accepted Answer

A) a cultural region within the Americas. 
B) the way of life found with the American Deep South prior to the Civil War 
C) a cultural region within the Americas that was primarily coastal and engaged in monocropping. 
D) villages for freed or runaway slaves. 
E) a primarily coastal area engaged in monocropping. 
A) a cultural region within the Americas. 
B) the way of life found with the American Deep South prior to the Civil War 
C) a cultural region within the Americas that was primarily coastal and engaged in monocropping. 
D) villages for freed or runaway slaves. 
E) a primarily coastal area engaged in monocropping.

Question 18

Describe and analyze the nature of U.S. involvement in the Caribbean from 1898 to the present.

Accepted Answer

The American involvement in the Caribbea

Question 19

Which of the following nations (or islands)has lost almost all of its forest cover?

Accepted Answer

A) Puerto Rico 
B) Belize 
C) Cuba 
D) Dominican Republic 
E) Haiti 
A) Puerto Rico 
B) Belize 
C) Cuba 
D) Dominican Republic 
E) Haiti

Question 20

From which two world regions did the indentured workers of Suriname come?

Accepted Answer

A) South Asia and Java 
B) Kenya and Ethiopia 
C) Ghana and Tanzania 
D) China and Hong Kong 
E) India and Borneo 
A) South Asia and Java 
B) Kenya and Ethiopia 
C) Ghana and Tanzania 
D) China and Hong Kong 
E) India and Borneo

In which Caribbean nation would you find Hindu temples dotting the landscape?

Which Caribbean country has the lowest rate of natural increase in the region?

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding socio-economical gender relations in the Caribbean?

Describe the migration patterns that are common in the Caribbean, including those that lead its residents to North America.

The overwhelming majority of the Caribbean is situated in which two climate zones?

What are Maroon societies and how do they provide a strong reflection of African roots in the Caribbean today?

Which of the following is NOT a challenge facing Caribbean tourism?

Which Caribbean country has the largest number of tourist arrivals?

The most important agricultural crop in the Caribbean has historically been

The most commonly spoken language in Haiti is

What percentage of the Caribbean population between the ages 15 and 49 has HIV/AIDS?

What is the political status of Puerto Rico?

What is the Caribbean diaspora?

The 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion by the U.S. took place in which nation?

The most common destination for Haitians to migrate to is

Discuss how social and economic inequality in Haiti has contributed to a cycle of environmental degradation and poverty.

Plantation America refers to

Describe and analyze the nature of U.S. involvement in the Caribbean from 1898 to the present.

Which of the following nations (or islands)has lost almost all of its forest cover?

From which two world regions did the indentured workers of Suriname come?

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Exam 5: The Caribbean

In which Caribbean nation would you find Hindu temples dotting the landscape?

Which Caribbean country has the lowest rate of natural increase in the region?

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding socio-economical gender relations in the Caribbean?

Describe the migration patterns that are common in the Caribbean, including those that lead its residents to North America.

The overwhelming majority of the Caribbean is situated in which two climate zones?

What are Maroon societies and how do they provide a strong reflection of African roots in the Caribbean today?

Which of the following is NOT a challenge facing Caribbean tourism?

Which Caribbean country has the largest number of tourist arrivals?

The most important agricultural crop in the Caribbean has historically been

The most commonly spoken language in Haiti is

What percentage of the Caribbean population between the ages 15 and 49 has HIV/AIDS?

What is the political status of Puerto Rico?

What is the Caribbean diaspora?

The 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion by the U.S. took place in which nation?

The most common destination for Haitians to migrate to is

Discuss how social and economic inequality in Haiti has contributed to a cycle of environmental degradation and poverty.

Plantation America refers to

Describe and analyze the nature of U.S. involvement in the Caribbean from 1898 to the present.

Which of the following nations (or islands)has lost almost all of its forest cover?

From which two world regions did the indentured workers of Suriname come?

Concepts of World Geography

Physical Geography and the 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