Question 1

Tourism in the Caribbean

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A) has declined dramatically in recent years. 
B) was already booming in the late eighteenth century. 
C) has had little economic impact on the region. 
D) was originally dominated by Cuba. 
E) is not an important contributor to the economy of the region. 
A) has declined dramatically in recent years. 
B) was already booming in the late eighteenth century. 
C) has had little economic impact on the region. 
D) was originally dominated by Cuba. 
E) is not an important contributor to the economy of the region.

Question 2

What area of the Caribbean is the most biologically diverse ecosystem of the marine world?

Accepted Answer

A) river system 
B) coral reef 
C) the deepest parts of the Caribbean Sea 
D) the western edge of the Caribbean Sea 
E) the Bermuda Triangle 
A) river system 
B) coral reef 
C) the deepest parts of the Caribbean Sea 
D) the western edge of the Caribbean Sea 
E) the Bermuda Triangle

Question 3

How much of its original forest cover has Haiti lost?

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A) none of it 
B) a little of it 
C) half of it 
D) most of it 
E) all of it 
A) none of it 
B) a little of it 
C) half of it 
D) most of it 
E) all of it

Question 4

Which American president was responsible for the construction of the Panama Canal?

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A) William McKinley 
B) Warren Harding 
C) Woodrow Wilson 
D) Ronald Reagan 
E) Theodore Roosevelt 
A) William McKinley 
B) Warren Harding 
C) Woodrow Wilson 
D) Ronald Reagan 
E) Theodore Roosevelt

Question 5

The rise of offshore banking in the Caribbean is most closely associated with ________, which began this industry in the 1920s.

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A) Haiti 
B) the Bahamas 
C) Jamaica 
D) Barbados 
E) Belize 
A) Haiti 
B) the Bahamas 
C) Jamaica 
D) Barbados 
E) Belize

Question 6

Compare and contrast deforestation in Haiti and the Caribbean rimland. What are the factors that have contributed to greater conservation of forests in the rimland?

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Question 7

In which Caribbean country did the 2005 Hurricane Dennis have the most devastating effect?

Accepted Answer

A) Jamaica 
B) Haiti 
C) Dominican Republic 
D) Cuba 
E) Granada 
A) Jamaica 
B) Haiti 
C) Dominican Republic 
D) Cuba 
E) Granada

Question 8

What Caribbean country sends the most players to Major League Baseball in the United States?

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

Question 9

Discuss efforts at regional integration in the last 50 years, including the formation of CARICOM

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Regional integration efforts in the last

Question 10

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 11

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

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Question 12

Beginning in the seventeenth century, the Caribbean forests were removed for all of the following purposes, EXCEPT

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A) ship building. 
B) to clear land for sugarcane cultivation. 
C) fuel for sugar processing. 
D) timber for home building. 
E) the export of tropical hardwoods. 
A) ship building. 
B) to clear land for sugarcane cultivation. 
C) fuel for sugar processing. 
D) timber for home building. 
E) the export of tropical hardwoods.

Question 13

Which of the following African traditions survived in the Caribbean because of Maroons?

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A) farming practices 
B) house designs 
C) community organization 
D) language 
E) all of the above 
A) farming practices 
B) house designs 
C) community organization 
D) language 
E) all of the above

Tourism in the Caribbean

What area of the Caribbean is the most biologically diverse ecosystem of the marine world?

How much of its original forest cover has Haiti lost?

Which American president was responsible for the construction of the Panama Canal?

The rise of offshore banking in the Caribbean is most closely associated with ________, which began this industry in the 1920s.

Compare and contrast deforestation in Haiti and the Caribbean rimland. What are the factors that have contributed to greater conservation of forests in the rimland?

In which Caribbean country did the 2005 Hurricane Dennis have the most devastating effect?

What Caribbean country sends the most players to Major League Baseball in the United States?

Discuss efforts at regional integration in the last 50 years, including the formation of CARICOM

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

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

Beginning in the seventeenth century, the Caribbean forests were removed for all of the following purposes, EXCEPT

Which of the following African traditions survived in the Caribbean because of Maroons?

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Tourism in the Caribbean

What area of the Caribbean is the most biologically diverse ecosystem of the marine world?

How much of its original forest cover has Haiti lost?

Which American president was responsible for the construction of the Panama Canal?

The rise of offshore banking in the Caribbean is most closely associated with ________, which began this industry in the 1920s.

Compare and contrast deforestation in Haiti and the Caribbean rimland. What are the factors that have contributed to greater conservation of forests in the rimland?

In which Caribbean country did the 2005 Hurricane Dennis have the most devastating effect?

What Caribbean country sends the most players to Major League Baseball in the United States?

Discuss efforts at regional integration in the last 50 years, including the formation of CARICOM

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

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

Beginning in the seventeenth century, the Caribbean forests were removed for all of the following purposes, EXCEPT

Which of the following African traditions survived in the Caribbean because of Maroons?

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