Ch. 11 Central American and the Caribbean Jeopardy!

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Ch. 11 Central American and the Caribbean
Jeopardy!
Vocab
Central America Landforms and Climate
Potpourri
People
Island Info
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Vocab 100
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• Group of islands

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Vocab 200
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• Narrow strip of land connecting two larger land
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Vocab 300
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• Refers to people of mixed descent ex. European
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Vocab 400
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• Armed forces not part of a nations official army

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Vocab 500
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• Military dictator

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C.A. Landforms and Climate 100
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• Name the three main landform regions of Central
  America

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C.A. Landforms and Climate 200
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• Name some of the crops that are grown in the
  higher elevations of the mountainous core of
  Central America.

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C.A. Landforms and Climate 300
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• What created the rich soil of the Pacific Coastal
  Plain?

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C.A. Landforms and Climate 400
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• Explain why the Pacific Coastal Plain is dryer
  than the Caribbean Lowlands

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C.A. Landforms and Climate 500
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• The climate of Central America allows farmers to
  grow many crops. Name three of the major crops
  exported from Central America

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People 100
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• What type of farming do most Central Americans
  practice?

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People 200
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• Name the largest ethnic group in the Caribbean
  islands

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People 300
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• Explain why many Caribbean islanders migrate to
  the US and Central America.

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People400
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• Why have some people in Central America and the
  Caribbean joined guerilla forces against their
  govts?

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People 500
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• What are the three main ethnic groups of Central
  America?

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Island Info 100
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• Name the three island groups of the Caribbean.

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Island Info 200
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• What is the main economic activity of most
  Caribbean islands?

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Island Info 300
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• Explain the differences between the two types of
  island formations.

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Island Info 400
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• What factor has the largest impact on the climate
  of the Caribbean islands?

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Island Info 500
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• Why are there few Indians living on the Caribbean
  islands today?

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Potpourri 100
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• Name the two countries that make up the island of
  Hispaniola.

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Potpourri 200
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• Which island formation has richer soil?

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Potpourri 300
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• Many Central American countries have violent
  histories. What is the main cause of this
  violence?

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Potpourri 400
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• Which side of an island receives more rain?

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Potpourri 500
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• Explain why many Caribbean islands have political
  links with the US and Europe.

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Answers

• Vocab
• 100 - archipelago Island Info
• 200 isthmus 100- Greater Antilles, Lesser
  Antilles
• 300 Mestizo Bahamas
• 400 Guerilla 200 - Agriculture
• 500 Caudillo 300 Volcanic and coral
  islands
• 400 the sea
• CA Landforms and Climate 500 most were killed
  by European
• 100- Mountainous Core, Caribbean
  Lowlands diseases centuries ago
• Pacific Coastal Plain
• 200- Potatoes and Barley
• 300 volcanoes Potpourri
• 400 Rain comes from the Atlantic, but is
  blocked 100 Haiti and the Dominican Rep.
• By the Mountainous core before it
  reaches 200 - Volcanic
• the Pacific Coastal Plain 300 unequal
  distribution of land,
• 500 - Coffee, Bananas, and Cotton wealth and
  political power
• 400- the windward side
• People 500 many of the islands were settled
• 100 Subsistence farming by European
  colonists