World Geography 11-1 Quiz
Bahamas are made up of ___ islands
700
Northeast of Cuba in the Atlantic Ocean are the 700 islands that make up the _____
Bahamas
Central America has seven countries. Name them. Short Answer.
Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama
This is to the East
Carribean Sea
an isthmus that links North and South America
Central America
West of Central America is the ______ which dives beneath the Caribbean Plate
Cocos Plate
In 2001 two separate earthquakes that occurred just a month apart killed hundreds of people in
El Salvador
The islands of the Caribbean called the West Indies form an arc from just south of ______ to ______
Florida, Venezuela
These include Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica and Puerto Rico
Greater Antilles
Hispanolia is divided between two countries, ___ and the _______.
Haiti and Dominican Republic
is divided between two countries, Haiti and the Dominican Republic
Hispanolia
The tops of these mountains are the islands of the
Lesser Antilles
This is to the West
Pacific Ocean
The islands of the Caribbean called
The West Indies
Aluminum is made from
bauxite
Environmental hazards. Short Answer
earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and hurricanes
The reefs were gradually uplifted by the collision of tectonic plates and over time became
flat limestone islands
Central America is an _____ that links North and South America.
isthmus
Thickets of ________ dominate the tropical muddy coastlines of Central America
mangrove trees
These have also formed along the eastern edge of the Caribbean Plate where it meets the North and South American plates
mountains
Mangroves are unusual because their roots grow in
salt water
In Central America the Caribbean coast is effected by warm moist trade winds causing a ___________with lots of rain even in winter
tropical wet climate
Regions important natural resources. Short Answer
war and sunny climate, fertile soil, rich fishing grounds. Mineral resources are bauxite, nickel, oil