Question 1
The Caribbean is one of the hottest tourist destinations in the world.
True
False
Question 2
War and disease wiped out the Spanish who came to conquer the Aztecs.
True
False
Question 3
A history of poverty has plagued the Central American countries for centuries.
True
False
Question 4
The countries of Central America would be referred to as Developed Nations because they have limited social programs.
True
False
Question 5
Cuba, one of the last communist nations, is situated in a tropical archipelago with amazing natural resources.
True
False
Question 6
Christopher Columbus arrived in the Central American region in 1898 and began to change the indigenous people' lifestyles.
True
False
Question 7
In the seven countries of Central America, rural people are twice as likely to be as poor as their urban neighbors.
True
False
Question 8
"Child labor" is work for children under age 18 that in some way harms or exploits them - physically, mentally, morally, or by blocking children from education.
True
False
Question 9
The Maya make up a large portion of the indigenous population of Central America, and are therefore usually the richest groups in the country.
True
False
Question 10
83% of Costa Rica forests had been felled (cut down), to raise beef that would eventually ship to the U.S. as hamburger meat.
True
False