Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

What is the major attraction for offshore banking in the Caribbean?

Accepted Answer

A)  specialized services that are confidential and tax-exempt 
B)  confidential services 
C)  tax-exempt deposits 
D)  specialized services and tax exempt deposits 
E)  confidential and specialized services 
A)  specialized services that are confidential and tax-exempt 
B)  confidential services 
C)  tax-exempt deposits 
D)  specialized services and tax exempt deposits 
E)  confidential and specialized services A

Question 3

As of 2013 the Dominican Republic had how many Free Trade Zones?

Accepted Answer

A)  5 
B)  10 
C)  12 
D)  24 
E)  50 
A)  5 
B)  10 
C)  12 
D)  24 
E)  50 E

Question 4

CARICOM was created by former Spanish colonies in the Caribbean.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The most widely practiced African-influenced religion in Haiti is

Accepted Answer

A)  Voodoo. 
B)  Candomble. 
C)  Santeria. 
D)  Obeah. 
E)  Umbanda. 
A)  Voodoo. 
B)  Candomble. 
C)  Santeria. 
D)  Obeah. 
E)  Umbanda.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

U.S.involvement began in 1898 with a U.S

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

Limited economic opportunities in the Ca

Question 8

Which of the following areas received the largest number of slaves between 1492 and 1870?

Accepted Answer

A)  the French Caribbean 
B)  the Danish Caribbean 
C)  the British Caribbean 
D)  Spanish America 
E)  the Middle East 
A)  the French Caribbean 
B)  the Danish Caribbean 
C)  the British Caribbean 
D)  Spanish America 
E)  the Middle East

Question 9

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 10

Which Caribbean country is the site of a black howler monkey sanctuary created by local farmers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jamaica 
B)  Puerto Rico 
C)  Guyana 
D)  Cuba 
E)  Belize 
A)  Jamaica 
B)  Puerto Rico 
C)  Guyana 
D)  Cuba 
E)  Belize

Question 11

Where do the hurricanes that wrack the Caribbean originate?

Accepted Answer

A)  in the Gulf of Mexico near Miami, Florida 
B)  in the Caribbean Sea, due east of Honduras 
C)  just east of the Lesser Antilles, in the Atlantic Ocean 
D)  off the coast of West Africa 
E)  in the Pacific Ocean, just south of Guatemala 
A)  in the Gulf of Mexico near Miami, Florida 
B)  in the Caribbean Sea, due east of Honduras 
C)  just east of the Lesser Antilles, in the Atlantic Ocean 
D)  off the coast of West Africa 
E)  in the Pacific Ocean, just south of Guatemala

Question 12

Which of the following types of music is NOT associated with the Caribbean?

Accepted Answer

A)  reggae 
B)  calypso 
C)  merengue 
D)  jazz 
E)  rumba 
A)  reggae 
B)  calypso 
C)  merengue 
D)  jazz 
E)  rumba

Question 13

87 percent of the population of the Caribbean live in the Greater Antilles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Plantation America refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  a cultural region within the Americas. 
B)  a primarily coastal area engaged in monocropping. 
C)  villages for freed or runaway slaves. 
D)  a cultural region within the Americas that was primarily coastal and engaged in monocropping. 
E)  farms raising sugar cane or bananas. 
A)  a cultural region within the Americas. 
B)  a primarily coastal area engaged in monocropping. 
C)  villages for freed or runaway slaves. 
D)  a cultural region within the Americas that was primarily coastal and engaged in monocropping. 
E)  farms raising sugar cane or bananas.

Question 15

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 sent back home to the Caribbean from migrants in the U.S. 
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 sent back home to the Caribbean from migrants in the U.S.

Question 16

Haiti has presented the most serious threat to U.S.foreign policy interests in the Caribbean since the 1950s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Discuss the 2010 Haitian earthquake,including Haiti's proximity to tectonic plates,the damage,and how the poverty of Haiti worsened the effects of this devastating event.

Accepted Answer

The Haitian city of Port-au-Prince sits

Question 18

Jamaica is a possession of the United States and its residents are U.S.citizens.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The hurricanes that wrack the Caribbean originate in the Pacific Ocean.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Throughout the Caribbean women have high social status.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

What is the major attraction for offshore banking in the Caribbean?

As of 2013 the Dominican Republic had how many Free Trade Zones?

CARICOM was created by former Spanish colonies in the Caribbean.

The most widely practiced African-influenced religion in Haiti is

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

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

Which of the following areas received the largest number of slaves between 1492 and 1870?

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

Which Caribbean country is the site of a black howler monkey sanctuary created by local farmers?

Where do the hurricanes that wrack the Caribbean originate?

Which of the following types of music is NOT associated with the Caribbean?

87 percent of the population of the Caribbean live in the Greater Antilles.

Plantation America refers to

What are remittances?

Haiti has presented the most serious threat to U.S.foreign policy interests in the Caribbean since the 1950s.

Discuss the 2010 Haitian earthquake,including Haiti's proximity to tectonic plates,the damage,and how the poverty of Haiti worsened the effects of this devastating event.

Jamaica is a possession of the United States and its residents are U.S.citizens.

The hurricanes that wrack the Caribbean originate in the Pacific Ocean.

Throughout the Caribbean women have high social status.

Concepts of World Geography

Changing Global Environment

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Latin America

Sub-Saharan Africa

Southwest Asia and North Africa

Europe

The Russian Domain

Central Asia

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South Asia

Southeast Asia

Australia and Oceania

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Exam 5: The Caribbean

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

What is the major attraction for offshore banking in the Caribbean?

As of 2013 the Dominican Republic had how many Free Trade Zones?

CARICOM was created by former Spanish colonies in the Caribbean.

The most widely practiced African-influenced religion in Haiti is

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

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

Which of the following areas received the largest number of slaves between 1492 and 1870?

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

Which Caribbean country is the site of a black howler monkey sanctuary created by local farmers?

Where do the hurricanes that wrack the Caribbean originate?

Which of the following types of music is NOT associated with the Caribbean?

87 percent of the population of the Caribbean live in the Greater Antilles.

Plantation America refers to

What are remittances?

Haiti has presented the most serious threat to U.S.foreign policy interests in the Caribbean since the 1950s.

Discuss the 2010 Haitian earthquake,including Haiti's proximity to tectonic plates,the damage,and how the poverty of Haiti worsened the effects of this devastating event.

Jamaica is a possession of the United States and its residents are U.S.citizens.

The hurricanes that wrack the Caribbean originate in the Pacific Ocean.

Throughout the Caribbean women have high social status.

Concepts of World Geography

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