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Chapter 6

Chapter 6. Studyguide Answers. What three places make up Middle America?. Mexico, Central America, Caribbean Islands. Who were the first people to live in the Caribbean?. Ciboneys. Name the three native groups that lived in the Caribbean. Ciboneys Arawaks Caribs.

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Chapter 6

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  1. Chapter 6 Studyguide Answers

  2. What three places make up Middle America? Mexico, Central America, Caribbean Islands

  3. Who were the first people to live in the Caribbean? • Ciboneys

  4. Name the three native groups that lived in the Caribbean. • Ciboneys • Arawaks • Caribs

  5. Name the four islands of the Greater Antilles. • Cuba • Hispaniola • Jamaica • Puerto Rico

  6. What storms begin in the Lesser Antilles? • Hurricanes

  7. People live on how many islands in the Bahamas? • About 20

  8. Name the most important crop of the Spanish colonists. • Sugarcane

  9. The geography of Central America has ________ in the middle and ________ on either coast. • Mountains (middle) • lowlands

  10. Which Central American countries gained independence from Spain in 1821? • Costa Rica • El Salvador • Honduras • Guatamala • Nicaragua

  11. Compare the size of Central America to the size of Texas. • All of Central America is SMALLER than the size of Texas.

  12. Which Central American countries are Republics? • Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama

  13. What two countries in Europe still have strong ties to some Caribbean islands? • England (Britain) and France

  14. People in these islands are US citizens. • Puerto Rico • US Virgin Islands (St. Thomas, St. John’s. St. Croix)

  15. Define an unlimited government. • There are NO Limits on the leader’s powers

  16. Describe the Columbian Exchange in detail… • Blend of people and cultures between the Eastern and Western Hemisphere

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