Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A)  El Salvador 
B)  Honduras 
C)  Belize 
D)  Nicaragua 
E)  Mexico 
A)  El Salvador 
B)  Honduras 
C)  Belize 
D)  Nicaragua 
E)  Mexico

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 4

According to Figure 2-5,the majority of islands in the Lesser Antilles were colonized by the ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  British 
B)  French 
C)  Spanish 
D)  Dutch 
E)  Americans 
A)  British 
B)  French 
C)  Spanish 
D)  Dutch 
E)  Americans

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A)  the Dominican Republic 
B)  Cuba 
C)  Trinidad and Tobago 
D)  Martinique 
E)  Barbados 
A)  the Dominican Republic 
B)  Cuba 
C)  Trinidad and Tobago 
D)  Martinique 
E)  Barbados

Question 6

Middle America's largest city is ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Havana 
B)  Caracas 
C)  Santo Domingo 
D)  Panama City 
E)  Mexico City 
A)  Havana 
B)  Caracas 
C)  Santo Domingo 
D)  Panama City 
E)  Mexico City

Question 7

Central America,as defined by geographers,is ____________:

Accepted Answer

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 
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

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Dominican Republic and Haiti together occupy...

Question 9

Mestizos are persons who are of mixed ____________ heritage.

Accepted Answer

A)  European and African 
B)  European and indigenous 
C)  Portuguese and Mexican 
D)  Indigenous and African 
E)  Aztec and Maya 
A)  European and African 
B)  European and indigenous 
C)  Portuguese and Mexican 
D)  Indigenous and African 
E)  Aztec and Maya

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which country is currently a large financial supporter of Cuba?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexico 
B)  Costa Rica 
C)  Panama 
D)  Venezuela 
E)  Brazil 
A)  Mexico 
B)  Costa Rica 
C)  Panama 
D)  Venezuela 
E)  Brazil

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexico 
B)  Dominican Republic 
C)  Cuba 
D)  Nicaragua 
E)  Trinidad 
A)  Mexico 
B)  Dominican Republic 
C)  Cuba 
D)  Nicaragua 
E)  Trinidad

Question 13

Communally-owned farms in Mexico are called ejidos.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

NAFTA is a trade agreement that includes Nicaragua.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Caribbean Coast of Middle America is __________:

Accepted Answer

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 
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

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Cuba 
B)  Mexico 
C)  Panama 
D)  Puerto Rico 
E)  Haiti 
A)  Cuba 
B)  Mexico 
C)  Panama 
D)  Puerto Rico 
E)  Haiti

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Panama 
B)  Mexico 
C)  Belize 
D)  Honduras 
E)  Costa Rica 
A)  Panama 
B)  Mexico 
C)  Belize 
D)  Honduras 
E)  Costa Rica

Question 20

More than one million Puerto Ricans have migrated to ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Miami 
B)  Mexico City 
C)  California 
D)  Caracas 
E)  New York 
A)  Miami 
B)  Mexico City 
C)  California 
D)  Caracas 
E)  New York

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

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

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

According to Figure 2-5,the majority of islands in the Lesser Antilles were colonized by the ___________.

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

Middle America's largest city is ___________.

Central America,as defined by geographers,is ____________:

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

Mestizos are persons who are of mixed ____________ heritage.

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

Which country is currently a large financial supporter of Cuba?

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

Communally-owned farms in Mexico are called ejidos.

NAFTA is a trade agreement that includes Nicaragua.

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

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

The Caribbean Coast of Middle America is __________:

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

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

More than one million Puerto Ricans have migrated to ____________.

Introduction

The North American Realm

The South American Realm

The European Realm

The Russia-Central Asia Realm

The North African-Southwest Asian Realm

The Subsaharan African Realm

The South Asian Realm

The East Asian Realm

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Exam 3: The Middle American Realm

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

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

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

According to Figure 2-5,the majority of islands in the Lesser Antilles were colonized by the ___________.

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

Middle America's largest city is ___________.

Central America,as defined by geographers,is ____________:

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

Mestizos are persons who are of mixed ____________ heritage.

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

Which country is currently a large financial supporter of Cuba?

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

Communally-owned farms in Mexico are called ejidos.

NAFTA is a trade agreement that includes Nicaragua.

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

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

The Caribbean Coast of Middle America is __________:

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

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

More than one million Puerto Ricans have migrated to ____________.

Introduction

The North American Realm

The South American Realm

The European Realm

The Russia-Central Asia Realm

The North African-Southwest Asian Realm

The Subsaharan African Realm

The South Asian Realm

The East Asian Realm

The Southeast Asian Realm

The Austral Realm

Pacific Realm and Polar Futures

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