New World History & Geography Test 13
capital of Guatemala
Guatemala City
second oldest nation in Western Hemisphere
Haiti
second largest island in West Indies
Hispaniola
first European city in the Americas
Isabela
Island of Springs
Jamaica
people drive on the left side of the road
Jamaica
Largest lake in Central America
Lake Nicaragua
Built the first great civilization in the Western Hemisphere
Mayas
capital of Mexico
Mexico City
The center for Mexico's steel industry
Monterrey
volcano that erupted in 1902, destroyed St. Pierre
Mount Pelee
largest country in Central America
Nicaragua
Columbus discovered the New World
October 12, 1492
capital of Panama
Panama City
The corn field that became a volcano
Paricutin
highest peak in West Indies
Pico Duarte
the West Indian island whose residents are United States citizens
Puerto Rico
natural river boundary between Mexico & Texas
Rio Grande
where Columbus landed in the New World
San Salvador
one of Mexico's main mountain ranges
Sierra Madre Occidental
capital of Honduras
Teguciagalpa
smallest bird in the world
bee hummingbird
most intelligent monkey of the Western Hemisphere
capuchin monkey
Mexican celebration
fiesta
largest sea shell in the Americas
horse conch
largest cat native to the Western Hemisphere
jaguar
fish with a spearlike snout
marlin
Grenada is leading producer of
nutmeg
Mexico's most important natural resource
petroleum
fixed allowance of food or drink
rations
Mexico leads the world in the mining and production of
silver
tall hat with a wide brim
sombrero
established a powerful empire in Mexico
Aztec Indians
The island where Columbus first landed
Bahamas
2 peninsulas that are part of Mexico
Baja California & Yucatan Peninsula
farthest east of all West Indian islands
Barbados
capital of Belize
Belmopan
conquered malaria
Colonel William Gorgas
explorer who defeated the Aztecs
Cortes
first Communist dictatorship in Western Hemisphere
Cuba
most mountainous country of the West Indies
Dominican Republic
Isle of Spice
Grenada