1. 100 200 300 400 500 Vocab Ch. 11 Central American and the Caribbean Jeopardy! Central America Landforms and Climate 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 People Island Info Potpourri

2. Vocab 100 Group of islands 15 14 13 11 12 10 Timer 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

3. Vocab 200 Narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses 15 14 13 11 12 10 Timer 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

4. Vocab 300 Refers to people of mixed descent ex. European and Indian ancestry 15 14 13 11 12 10 Timer 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

5. Vocab 400 Armed forces not part of a nation’s official army 15 14 13 11 12 10 Timer 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

6. Vocab 500 Military dictator 15 14 13 11 12 10 Timer 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

7. C.A. Landforms and Climate 100 Name the three main landform regions of Central America 15 14 13 11 12 10 Timer 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

8. C.A. Landforms and Climate 200 Name some of the crops that are grown in the higher elevations of the mountainous core of Central America. 15 14 13 11 12 10 Timer 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

9. C.A. Landforms and Climate 300 What created the rich soil of the Pacific Coastal Plain? 15 14 13 11 12 10 Timer 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

10. C.A. Landforms and Climate 400 Explain why the Pacific Coastal Plain is dryer than the Caribbean Lowlands 15 14 13 11 12 10 Timer 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

11. C.A. Landforms and Climate 500 The climate of Central America allows farmers to grow many crops. Name three of the major crops exported from Central America 15 14 13 11 12 10 Timer 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

12. People 100 What type of farming do most Central Americans practice? 15 14 13 11 12 10 Timer 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

13. People 200 Name the largest ethnic group in the Caribbean islands 15 14 13 11 12 10 Timer 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

14. People 300 Explain why many Caribbean islanders migrate to the US and Central America. 15 14 13 11 12 10 Timer 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

15. People400 Why have some people in Central America and the Caribbean joined guerilla forces against their gov’ts? 15 14 13 11 12 10 Timer 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

16. People 500 What are the three main ethnic groups of Central America? 15 14 13 11 12 10 Timer 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

17. Island Info 100 Name the three island groups of the Caribbean. 15 14 13 11 12 10 Timer 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

18. Island Info 200 What is the main economic activity of most Caribbean islands? 15 14 13 11 12 10 Timer 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

19. Island Info 300 Explain the differences between the two types of island formations. 15 14 13 11 12 10 Timer 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

20. Island Info 400 What factor has the largest impact on the climate of the Caribbean islands? 15 14 13 11 12 10 Timer 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

21. Island Info 500 Why are there few Indians living on the Caribbean islands today? 15 14 13 11 12 10 Timer 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

22. Potpourri 100 Name the two countries that make up the island of Hispaniola. 15 14 13 11 12 10 Timer 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

23. Potpourri 200 Which island formation has richer soil? 15 14 13 11 12 10 Timer 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

24. Potpourri 300 Many Central American countries have violent histories. What is the main cause of this violence? 15 14 13 11 12 10 Timer 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

25. Potpourri 400 Which side of an island receives more rain? 15 14 13 11 12 10 Timer 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

26. Potpourri 500 Explain why many Caribbean islands have political links with the US and Europe. 15 14 13 11 12 10 Timer 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

27. Answers Vocab 100 - archipelagoIsland Info 200 – isthmus100- Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles 300 – MestizoBahamas 400 – Guerilla200 - Agriculture 500 – Caudillo300 – Volcanic and coral islands 400 – the sea CA Landforms and Climate500 – most were killed by European 100- Mountainous Core, Caribbean Lowlandsdiseases centuries ago Pacific Coastal Plain 200- Potatoes and Barley 300 – volcanoesPotpourri 400 – Rain comes from the Atlantic, but is blocked100 – Haiti and the Dominican Rep. By the Mountainous core before it reaches200 - Volcanic the Pacific Coastal Plain300 – unequal distribution of land, 500 - Coffee, Bananas, and Cottonwealth and political power 400- the windward side People500 – many of the islands were settled 100 – Subsistence farmingby European colonists; 200 – African descentconnections with the US provide economic 300 – high unemployment in the off seasons ofand political benefits farming and tourism 400 – gov’t is corrupt 500 – Indian, Mestizo/European descent, African Descent