Compared with Guatemala, Costa Rica has a higher percentage of _____.
people of African descent
mestizos
people of Indian descent
people of European descent
people of European descent
Where in Central America is savanna vegetation found?
the Pacific coastal plain
El Salvador
the Caribbean lowlands
Nicaragua
The savanna vegetation in Central America is mainly found in the Caribbean lowlands.
Central America’s three landform regions are the mountainous core, Caribbean lowlands, and Pacific coastal plain. Which statement about the landform regions is true?
The climate of each region is different from one another.
The difference in the climate of the two coasts is due to tropical storms.
No crops can be grown in the rugged mountainous region.
The Caribbean lowlands feature a rain forest with fertile soil.
The statement that is true about the landform regions of Central America is: The Caribbean lowlands feature a rain forest with fertile soil.
What is an important cause of political conflict in the regions of Central America?
Plantation owners hire workers at low wages and bring in new machines to produce cash crops.
There are too many wealthy families that fight each other to gain political power.
Opponents of the government fight to gain control of the vast amounts of spare land.
There is a shortage of available farmland to meet the needs of a growing population.
An important cause of political conflict in the regions of Central America is that plantation owners hire workers at low wages and bring in new machines to produce cash crops.
The basic landform pattern of Central America consists of _____.
mountains edging the northern border, with plains in both the east and the west
mountains in the north, a high plateau in the center, and lowlands along the southern border
a core of mountains, with lowlands along the Caribbean and plains on the Pacific coast
rugged mountains along both coasts, with plains in the center
The basic landform pattern of Central America consists of a core of mountains, with lowlands along the Caribbean and plains on the Pacific coast.
Why was it difficult for ethnic groups to mix throughout Central America?
No one group wanted to be dominated by any other.
Repressive governments kept ethnic groups from mixing.
Ethnic pride was too strong for mixing to take place.
Mountains blocked travel between areas.