Question 1

Why hasn't the Caribbean Sea supported large commercial fishing operations?

Accepted Answer

A)  There are no fish in the Caribbean Sea. 
B)  The presence of sharks in the Caribbean Sea makes it too dangerous to fish there. 
C)  Other resources are much more valuable. 
D)  The quantity of any one species in the Caribbean Sea is limited. 
E)  The people in the region cannot afford the equipment. 
A)  There are no fish in the Caribbean Sea. 
B)  The presence of sharks in the Caribbean Sea makes it too dangerous to fish there. 
C)  Other resources are much more valuable. 
D)  The quantity of any one species in the Caribbean Sea is limited. 
E)  The people in the region cannot afford the equipment.

Question 2

Which of the following is TRUE of Cuba?

Accepted Answer

A)  1990, the country denounced communism 
B)  Since 1995 the country has had multi-party democracy 
C)  Raul Castro succeeded his brother Fidel Castro as President in 2008 
D)  It has the fastest growing population in the Caribbean 
E)  in 2001 Caba launched a failed invasion of the US 
A)  1990, the country denounced communism 
B)  Since 1995 the country has had multi-party democracy 
C)  Raul Castro succeeded his brother Fidel Castro as President in 2008 
D)  It has the fastest growing population in the Caribbean 
E)  in 2001 Caba launched a failed invasion of the US

Question 3

Which Caribbean countries have the lowest rates of natural increase in the region?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cuba and Puerto Rico 
B)  Trinidad and Tobago 
C)  French Guiana and Suriname 
D)  Guyana and Belize 
E)  Guadelupe and Martinique 
A)  Cuba and Puerto Rico 
B)  Trinidad and Tobago 
C)  French Guiana and Suriname 
D)  Guyana and Belize 
E)  Guadelupe and Martinique

Question 4

There is an absence of a large commercial fishing industry in the Caribbean because the presence of sharks in the Caribbean Sea makes it too dangerous to fish there.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Maroon societies stifled African culture in the Caribbean.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Caribbean countries attract foreign assembly-plant industries by offering cheap labor and local tax breaks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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 8

According to your text,how did European colonialists in the Caribbean view forests?

Accepted Answer

A)  as unproductive 
B)  as a valuable resource worth preserving 
C)  as a beautiful environment 
D)  as a hunting ground 
E)  as a barrier to travel 
A)  as unproductive 
B)  as a valuable resource worth preserving 
C)  as a beautiful environment 
D)  as a hunting ground 
E)  as a barrier to travel

Why hasn't the Caribbean Sea supported large commercial fishing operations?

Which of the following is TRUE of Cuba?

Which Caribbean countries have the lowest rates of natural increase in the region?

There is an absence of a large commercial fishing industry in the Caribbean because the presence of sharks in the Caribbean Sea makes it too dangerous to fish there.

Maroon societies stifled African culture in the Caribbean.

Caribbean countries attract foreign assembly-plant industries by offering cheap labor and local tax breaks.

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

According to your text,how did European colonialists in the Caribbean view forests?

Globalization and Diversity

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

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Exam 5: The Caribbean

Why hasn't the Caribbean Sea supported large commercial fishing operations?

Which of the following is TRUE of Cuba?

Which Caribbean countries have the lowest rates of natural increase in the region?

There is an absence of a large commercial fishing industry in the Caribbean because the presence of sharks in the Caribbean Sea makes it too dangerous to fish there.

Maroon societies stifled African culture in the Caribbean.

Caribbean countries attract foreign assembly-plant industries by offering cheap labor and local tax breaks.

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

According to your text,how did European colonialists in the Caribbean view forests?

Globalization and Diversity

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