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