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| the geographic factors that make the coast of Central America a good place for people to live and settle | mild climate, proximity to water, natural resources, fertile soil for farming |
| building the Panama Canal had what effect upon trade | created a shorter faster trade route from the Atlantic to the Pacific |
| a country's internal domestic policy that was brought about by a nations geographic factor | conservation of natural resources, government regulation of mining and drilling, creating guidelines and laws related to global climate change |
| these institutions are basic to all communities | religion, language, traditions |
| After Fidel Castro seized power in Cuba and took unlimited power, he established a communist government. People that opposed his leadership and regime began to disappear in the night. This caused President Kennedy and the United States government to... | stop all trade and threaten |
| Central America is defined as one of Latin American culture regions due to the… | Latinos |
| Rule by many(democratic):_______________ rule by one(dictator):_________________ | United States, Cuba |
| this would happen if the United States (with its limited government) had been conquered by Russia (with its unlimited communist government) | loss of human rights |
| Cuba, under the rule of Castor ( a dictator) is a…. | communist unlimited |
| "Mayan cities have been uncovered in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula near Cancun. Mayan descendants live in villages that still exist today near the mountains of northern Guatemala." What conclusions can you draw about cultural diffusion based on the map? | the Mayan culture spread throughout a large section of Central America |
| this body of water acts as a geographic barrier slowing trade between the Greater Antilles and Central Amercia | Caribbean Sea |
| If Cuba changed to a free enterprise system, which allows private ownership, these things would happen over a period of time…. | more economic freedom, voluntary exchange of goods and services by products and consumers, ability to own private property |
| ____________:private ownership of goods and services :: _______________:government ownership of goods and services | capitalism, communism |
| these are reasons Haiti is the most underdeveloped nation in the Caribbean…. | little foreign commerce or trade, dependence on foreign nongovernmental organizations(NGOs) and language barrier with United States |
| this missing factor of production accounts for the lack of development of many Latin America countries today | uneducated work force |
| Out of the following factors of production: land, labor, capital and trade - what is the MOST lacking in the economy of Haiti? | land |
| Peasants burning down the rainforest in order to clear land for farming is an example of …. | Central Americans modifying their physical environment in order to gain wealth by using their resources. |
| These are things that may happen after an earthquake hits an area. | tsunamis, landslides and floods |
