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