Question 1
In fact, the disparity between tourists and locals is often so shocking in Central America that:
A.resorts operate in fenced-off compounds
B.hotels have soup kitchens and free lunch for the locals
C.tourists are charged extra for body guards or guides
D.both A and C
Question 2
Poverty, even in wealthy, industrialized countries like the U.S. continues to increase in spite of the growth in:
A.educational opportunities
B.low income housing
C.job placement assistance
D.all of the above
Question 3
Before the building of the Canal had even begun, the U.S. had to tackle the problem of:
A.hiring enough workers to do the job
B.mosquitoes causing yellow fever and malaria
C.getting the supplies over to that part of the world
D.having enough money to pay for the job
Question 4
What is the problem with exporting large amounts of Central American agricultural products?
A.The countries cannot get a fair price for their products.
B.The countries cannot produce enough food to feed their own people.
C.The countries' farms are at serious risk for droughts and hazardous weather.
D.The international market will not buy enough of the agricultural products.
Question 5
Poverty reduction strategies and the improvement of rural communities must involve which of the following if they are to be successful?
A.foreign involvement
B.big corporations
C.medical facilities
D.local institutions if they are to be successful.
Question 6
When the fast food hamburger market in the U.S. required vast amounts of low-quality cheap meat, one result in Central America of this need was:
A.increased efforts by farmers to grow grain for the cows
B.widespread deforestation in Central America
C.massive recall of hamburger beef sent from Europe
D.decreased efforts by Central American farmers to raise cattle
Question 7
In an effort to reduce poverty, boost its economy, and remain environmentally responsible, Costa Rica has done which of the following?
A.changed from irrigated water to rain water
B.begun an education program on the effects of acid rain
C.led the way in promoting ecotourism
D.none of the above
Question 8
What is the goal of fair trade?
A.Create a balanced international trade system.
B.Pull disadvantaged citizens out of poverty.
C.Create more legal routes to emigration.
D.Help governments run their countries more democratically.
Question 9
Who outlawed the Maya religion and burned all but four of their sacred bark-paper books in the 16th century?
A.Political leaders
B.Aztec rulers
C.Christopher Columbus
D.Catholic missionaries
Question 10
Although the Spanish were initially hoping for wealthy Indian villages to raid, they eventually realized that the true wealth was:
A.in the trees and all the timber
B.in the waterways panning for gold
C.in the land and the agricultural products that grew in the very fertile soil
D.in the ocean as oil and natural gas
Question 11
For how long did the Spanish Empire exert control over the Caribbean and Central American lands?
A.for 3 centuries
B.for 9 decades
C.for 200 years
D.for 1000 years
Question 12
The Mayan political structure has been most closely compared to that of whom?
A.The Greeks
B.The Romans
C.The Mexicans
D.The British
Question 13
What is the goal of fair trade?
A.reduce poverty
B.reduce deforestation
C.reduce slash and burn agriculture practices
D.reduce dependence on foreign oil
Question 14
Why do people emigrate from Central America to the United States?
A.political instability
B.lack of economic opportunities
C.natural disasters
D.all of the above
Question 15
With regards to emigration in Central America, what is a remittance?
A.the act of sending money over to charities
B.the responsibility of employers to pay worker families
C.when workers move Northward to get a job, but send the money back to support their families
D.papers a foreign workers needs to legally work.