Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The current population of Mexico is about ________ million.

Accepted Answer

A)  30 
B)  45 
C)  60 
D)  90 
E)  117 
A)  30 
B)  45 
C)  60 
D)  90 
E)  117

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of ___ is the term applied to people of...

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Hispaniola 
B)  Cuba 
C)  Trinidad 
D)  West India 
E)  Guyana 
A)  Hispaniola 
B)  Cuba 
C)  Trinidad 
D)  West India 
E)  Guyana

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The island of Hispaniola contains both Haiti and Dominica.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of Middle America's largest country today,in both area...

Question 9

This is the only Mexican State that does NOT share a border with another country:

Accepted Answer

A)  Sonora 
B)  Campeche 
C)  Chiapas 
D)  Chihuahua 
E)  Oaxaca 
A)  Sonora 
B)  Campeche 
C)  Chiapas 
D)  Chihuahua 
E)  Oaxaca

Question 10

Which of the following is not an independent country?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jamaica 
B)  Haiti 
C)  Trinidad and Tobago 
D)  Puerto Rico 
E)  Dominican Republic 
A)  Jamaica 
B)  Haiti 
C)  Trinidad and Tobago 
D)  Puerto Rico 
E)  Dominican Republic

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In which altitudinal zone is coffee grown?

Accepted Answer

A)  tierra caliente 
B)  tierra templada 
C)  tierra helada 
D)  tierra fría 
E)  tierra nevada 
A)  tierra caliente 
B)  tierra templada 
C)  tierra helada 
D)  tierra fría 
E)  tierra nevada

Question 13

In the 1980s,Costa Rica was the scene of Central America's most hotly contested civil war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A)  offshore banking 
B)  oil production 
C)  online gambling 
D)  tourism 
E)  illicit drugs 
A)  offshore banking 
B)  oil production 
C)  online gambling 
D)  tourism 
E)  illicit drugs

Question 15

According to Figure 2-8,most of Mexico's oil deposits are located_______________.

Accepted Answer

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 
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

Question 16

Costa Rica is Middle America's oldest democracy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Guadeloupe is a dependency of _________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Guatemala 
B)  France 
C)  the United Kingdom 
D)  the Netherlands 
E)  the United States 
A)  Guatemala 
B)  France 
C)  the United Kingdom 
D)  the Netherlands 
E)  the United States

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of Except for its extreme southeast,the Yucatán Peninsula...

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Central America from Guatemala to Panama (except the Caribbean coastal zone) 
B)  Mexico 
C)  Costa Rica 
D)  Dominican Republic 
E)  El Salvador 
A)  Central America from Guatemala to Panama (except the Caribbean coastal zone) 
B)  Mexico 
C)  Costa Rica 
D)  Dominican Republic 
E)  El Salvador

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

The current population of Mexico is about ________ million.

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

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

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

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.

The island of Hispaniola contains both Haiti and Dominica.

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

This is the only Mexican State that does NOT share a border with another country:

Which of the following is not an independent country?

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

In which altitudinal zone is coffee grown?

In the 1980s,Costa Rica was the scene of Central America's most hotly contested civil war.

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

According to Figure 2-8,most of Mexico's oil deposits are located_______________.

Costa Rica is Middle America's oldest democracy.

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

Guadeloupe is a dependency of _________________.

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

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

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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Exam 3: The Middle American Realm

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

The current population of Mexico is about ________ million.

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

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

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

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.

The island of Hispaniola contains both Haiti and Dominica.

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

This is the only Mexican State that does NOT share a border with another country:

Which of the following is not an independent country?

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

In which altitudinal zone is coffee grown?

In the 1980s,Costa Rica was the scene of Central America's most hotly contested civil war.

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

According to Figure 2-8,most of Mexico's oil deposits are located_______________.

Costa Rica is Middle America's oldest democracy.

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

Guadeloupe is a dependency of _________________.

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

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

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

Filters