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Side A ------ Side B
The Spanish introduced which of the following domesticated animals to Middle America?  ------ Cattle 
Perhaps the most important change the Spanish made in Ameriindian society was  ------ the relocation of the population to villages and towns 
The Carribean Coast of Middle America is ------ part of the Rimland 
Which of the following is True? A) Haciendas are found principally in the rimland B) Haciendas are found in Mexico C) Plantations are found principally in the mainland D) Plantations grow a large variety of crops E) Plantaions are a rimland Phenomena  ------ E) Plantations are a rimland phenomena 
WHich of the following is not a chararacteristic of plantations?  ------ They are inefficient operations 
Which of the following is likeliest to be observed in Middle America's rimland?  ------ banana plantations 
Which of the following Amerindian groups is most associated with the Caribbean islands?  ------ Arawaks 
Among the following areas, which one is not a segment of Augellli's Euro-Indian Mainland?  ------ Dominican Republic 
As a group, the islands Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico are known as:  ------ The Greater Antilles 
Colonial Patterns continue to play a role in the developing Caribbean region. Identify the incorrect association (present or former)  ------ Cayman Islands: United States possessions 
The island containing Haiti and the Dominican Republic is known as  ------ Hispaniola 
Which of the following is an independent country?  ------ Jamaica
Which of the following countries has played the least role Middle American colonization? ------ Denmark 
In which of the following places did the US play the least role? ------ Trinidad 
Which island is the Caribbean's leading bauxite producer? ------ Jamaica
A group of islands is known as a  ------ archipelago 
An industry identified in your textbook as one with mixed blessing for Middle America is ------ tourism 
Which island is the Caribbean's leading oil producer?  ------ Trinidad 
Which island is associated with Fidel Castro? ------ Cuba 
An island with a large percentage of South Asian population is:  ------ Trinidad 
A person of mixed black and white ancestry is called a  ------ mulatto 
Which of the following statements is incorrect?  ------ Cuba's population has a mestizo majority 
The term applied to a persons of mixed white and Amerindian ancestry is  ------ mestizo 
Which of the following colonial associations is incorrect?  ------ Britain and the Dominican Republic 
Which of the following Caribbean republics was affected by French culture?  ------ Haiti 
The Caribbean region's largest city is  ------ Santo Domingo
Cuba is no longer the pariah state it once was in the West Hemisphere because of all the following reasons except ------ Castro has dropped his socialist ideas 
The new supranational group in the Caribbean is known as:  ------ ACS 
The Association of the Caribbean States developed as a result of :  ------ efforts by CARICOM 
The US initiative to spur development in the Caribbean is known as  ------ Caribbean Basin Initiative 
A carbbean island that has known significant recent economic growth and is the world leading exporter of the ammonia is:  ------ Trinidad 
Land in Mexico that is communally owned is reffered to as  ------ ejidos 
The Yucatan Penisula is part of the country of ___ million  ------ 100 
Most Mexicans today are  ------ Mestizos 
A major problem corrected by the 1910 revolution in Mexico was  ------ the problem of the peones 
Which of the following statements is false? A) The United Mexican States contains 14 states and the Federal District of Mexico City B) Approximately 70 percent of Mexico's population resides in towns and cities C) In the later 1990s Mexico City's population totaled about 24 million making it the second largest city in the world D) Mexico City's air pollution is conceded to be the worst in the world and is frequently 100 times the acceptable level E) The Maquiladoras are located close the US border  ------ A) The United Mexican States contains 14 states and the Federal District of Mexico City 
Middle America's largest country today in terms of both area and population is:  ------ Mexico 
Transculturation is most likely associated with the shaping of cultural traits in  ------ Mexico 
Discoveries of this commodity have changed Mexico's economic outlook significantly  ------ oil 
Mexico City, at 7350 feet above sea level, is located in which natural environment zone?  ------ tierra fria 
A maquiladora is  ------ a foreign owned factory in northern Mexico that assmbles duty free goods 
Tijuana is  ------ an assembly city for Japanese television sets 
Which Mexican city is at the center of the leading petroleum-producing region?  ------ Villahermosa 
A state in southern Mexiico that is demanding more autonomy is  ------ Chiapas 
The rebellion in Chiapas was designed to occur at the same time as  ------ the launching of NAFTA 
Mexico's chief trading partner is  ------ US 
The place where most of the population of Central America lives in the  ------ tierra templada 
Moving from the lowest to the highest elevations, which of the following orderings of altitudinal climatic zones is correct?  ------ tierra caliente, tierra templada, tierra fria, puna 
Most Central American capitals are in the  ------ tierra templada 
Most of the Central American population is  ------ on the Atlantic Side 
Which of the following is not a major cause of the tropical deforestation in Central America?  ------ the paper and pulp industry 
The Central American Republics, are defined by geographers, is:  ------ A region within Middle America, constituted by the countries that occupy the area between Mexico and Colombia 
Which two countries are both located within the region of Central America?  ------ El Salvador and Nicaragua 
The Central American country where English is spoken, but where Spanish will eventually become the predominant language is:  ------ Belize 
Which of the following countries does not have a common border with Guatemala?  ------ Nicaragua 
Which of the following countries contains the heart of the ancient Mayan empire?  ------ Guatemala
Which of the following countries was formerly known as British Honduras  ------ Belize 
Guatemala has now given up its claims to  ------ Belize 
Impacting much of northern Central America in 1998, this Hurricane left one million homeless people  ------ Mitch 
Which of the following is the smallest Central American country in terms of population?  ------ Belize 
Central America's poorest country is  ------ Nicaragua 
While other Central American countries were banana republics, this country was a coffee republic  ------ El Salvador 
This country fought a civil war from 1980-1992 in which 75,000 persons died.  The US supported the government while Nicaragua supported the rebels  ------ El Salvador 
In which of the following republics did the US strongly support the government in its efforts to defeat a Marxist-led insurgency  ------ Nicaragua

Side A ------ Side B
The Spanish introduced which of the following domesticated animals to Middle America?  ------ Cattle 
Perhaps the most important change the Spanish made in Ameriindian society was  ------ the relocation of the population to villages and towns 
The Carribean Coast of Middle America is ------ part of the Rimland 
Which of the following is True? A) Haciendas are found principally in the rimland B) Haciendas are found in Mexico C) Plantations are found principally in the mainland D) Plantations grow a large variety of crops E) Plantaions are a rimland Phenomena  ------ E) Plantations are a rimland phenomena 
WHich of the following is not a chararacteristic of plantations?  ------ They are inefficient operations 
Which of the following is likeliest to be observed in Middle America's rimland?  ------ banana plantations 
Which of the following Amerindian groups is most associated with the Caribbean islands?  ------ Arawaks 
Among the following areas, which one is not a segment of Augellli's Euro-Indian Mainland?  ------ Dominican Republic 
As a group, the islands Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico are known as:  ------ The Greater Antilles 
Colonial Patterns continue to play a role in the developing Caribbean region. Identify the incorrect association (present or former)  ------ Cayman Islands: United States possessions 
The island containing Haiti and the Dominican Republic is known as  ------ Hispaniola 
Which of the following is an independent country?  ------ Jamaica
Which of the following countries has played the least role Middle American colonization? ------ Denmark 
In which of the following places did the US play the least role? ------ Trinidad 
Which island is the Caribbean's leading bauxite producer? ------ Jamaica
A group of islands is known as a  ------ archipelago 
An industry identified in your textbook as one with mixed blessing for Middle America is ------ tourism 
Which island is the Caribbean's leading oil producer?  ------ Trinidad 
Which island is associated with Fidel Castro? ------ Cuba 
An island with a large percentage of South Asian population is:  ------ Trinidad 
A person of mixed black and white ancestry is called a  ------ mulatto 
Which of the following statements is incorrect?  ------ Cuba's population has a mestizo majority 
The term applied to a persons of mixed white and Amerindian ancestry is  ------ mestizo 
Which of the following colonial associations is incorrect?  ------ Britain and the Dominican Republic 
Which of the following Caribbean republics was affected by French culture?  ------ Haiti 
The Caribbean region's largest city is  ------ Santo Domingo
Cuba is no longer the pariah state it once was in the West Hemisphere because of all the following reasons except ------ Castro has dropped his socialist ideas 
The new supranational group in the Caribbean is known as:  ------ ACS 
The Association of the Caribbean States developed as a result of :  ------ efforts by CARICOM 
The US initiative to spur development in the Caribbean is known as  ------ Caribbean Basin Initiative 
A carbbean island that has known significant recent economic growth and is the world leading exporter of the ammonia is:  ------ Trinidad 
Land in Mexico that is communally owned is reffered to as  ------ ejidos 
The Yucatan Penisula is part of the country of ___ million  ------ 100 
Most Mexicans today are  ------ Mestizos 
A major problem corrected by the 1910 revolution in Mexico was  ------ the problem of the peones 
Which of the following statements is false? A) The United Mexican States contains 14 states and the Federal District of Mexico City B) Approximately 70 percent of Mexico's population resides in towns and cities C) In the later 1990s Mexico City's population totaled about 24 million making it the second largest city in the world D) Mexico City's air pollution is conceded to be the worst in the world and is frequently 100 times the acceptable level E) The Maquiladoras are located close the US border  ------ A) The United Mexican States contains 14 states and the Federal District of Mexico City 
Middle America's largest country today in terms of both area and population is:  ------ Mexico 
Transculturation is most likely associated with the shaping of cultural traits in  ------ Mexico 
Discoveries of this commodity have changed Mexico's economic outlook significantly  ------ oil 
Mexico City, at 7350 feet above sea level, is located in which natural environment zone?  ------ tierra fria 
A maquiladora is  ------ a foreign owned factory in northern Mexico that assmbles duty free goods 
Tijuana is  ------ an assembly city for Japanese television sets 
Which Mexican city is at the center of the leading petroleum-producing region?  ------ Villahermosa 
A state in southern Mexiico that is demanding more autonomy is  ------ Chiapas 
The rebellion in Chiapas was designed to occur at the same time as  ------ the launching of NAFTA 
Mexico's chief trading partner is  ------ US 
The place where most of the population of Central America lives in the  ------ tierra templada 
Moving from the lowest to the highest elevations, which of the following orderings of altitudinal climatic zones is correct?  ------ tierra caliente, tierra templada, tierra fria, puna 
Most Central American capitals are in the  ------ tierra templada 
Most of the Central American population is  ------ on the Atlantic Side 
Which of the following is not a major cause of the tropical deforestation in Central America?  ------ the paper and pulp industry 
The Central American Republics, are defined by geographers, is:  ------ A region within Middle America, constituted by the countries that occupy the area between Mexico and Colombia 
Which two countries are both located within the region of Central America?  ------ El Salvador and Nicaragua 
The Central American country where English is spoken, but where Spanish will eventually become the predominant language is:  ------ Belize 
Which of the following countries does not have a common border with Guatemala?  ------ Nicaragua 
Which of the following countries contains the heart of the ancient Mayan empire?  ------ Guatemala
Which of the following countries was formerly known as British Honduras  ------ Belize 
Guatemala has now given up its claims to  ------ Belize 
Impacting much of northern Central America in 1998, this Hurricane left one million homeless people  ------ Mitch 
Which of the following is the smallest Central American country in terms of population?  ------ Belize 
Central America's poorest country is  ------ Nicaragua 
While other Central American countries were banana republics, this country was a coffee republic  ------ El Salvador 
This country fought a civil war from 1980-1992 in which 75,000 persons died.  The US supported the government while Nicaragua supported the rebels  ------ El Salvador 
In which of the following republics did the US strongly support the government in its efforts to defeat a Marxist-led insurgency  ------ Nicaragua