Deck 5: The Caribbean

Question 1

In which Caribbean country did the 2005 Hurricane Dennis have the most devastating effect?

A)Jamaica
B)Haiti
C)Dominican Republic
D)Cuba
E)Granada

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which of the following islands is NOT part of the Greater Antilles?

A)Cuba
B)Hispaniola
C)Bahamas
D)Jamaica
E)Puerto Rico

Answer 2

C

Question 3

At what wind speed does a tropical disturbance become a hurricane?

A)50 mph
B)74 mph
C)90 mph
D)100 mph
E)114 mph

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The isolated proximity of the Caribbean refers to all of the following EXCEPT

A)the sustained cultural diversity that the region has maintained.
B)the early and continued independence of all of the nations contained within the region.
C)the limited economic opportunities the region has been offered.
D)the geographic closeness to North America.
E)the region's unique position in the world.

Question 5

The island arc running from Cuba to Trinidad is called

A)Key West.
B)the Bahamas.
C)the Guianas.
D)the Antilleans.
E)the Windwards.

Question 6

What Caribbean country is most at risk because of sea-level rise?

A)Cuba
B)the Bahamas
C)Suriname
D)Jamaica
E)Belize

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a factor that has contributed to deforestation in the Caribbean?

A)the accidental introduction of exotic caterpillars that killed forests throughout the region
B)population growth
C)commercial harvesting of lumber
D)sugarcane plantations
E)provide fuel

Question 8

The primary agricultural product of the Guianas was

A)fish and shrimp.
B)cotton.
C)bananas.
D)citrus.
E)sugarcane.

Question 9

What practice was most responsible for the deforestation of the islands of the Caribbean?

A)road construction
B)subsistence agriculture
C)suburbanization
D)urbanization
E)sugarcane plantation agriculture

Question 10

According to your text, how did European colonialists in the Caribbean view forests?

A)as unproductive
B)as a valuable resource worth preserving
C)as a beautiful environment
D)as a hunting ground
E)as a barrier to travel

Question 11

Which country is home to both a howler monkey preserve and a jaguar preserve?

A)Guyana
B)Puerto Rico
C)Cuba
D)Belize
E)Haiti

Question 12

The Caribbean Sea has never supported large-scale commercial fishing because

A)there were never large quantities of any one species of fish.
B)the water to too warm to support large quantities of fish.
C)the water is too clear to support large quantities of fish.
D)commercial tourism has ruined fishing grounds.
E)the first European settlers overfished the region and destroyed commercial fishing.

Question 13

What is the rimland of the Caribbean?

A)Belize and Costa Rica
B)the Guyanas
C)the coastal zone of the mainland, beginning with Belize and extending along the coast of Central America to northern South America
D)the countries of the Greater and Lesser Antilles
E)Panama

Question 14

Why hasn't the Caribbean Sea supported large commercial fishing operations?

A)There are no fish in the Caribbean Sea.
B)The presence of sharks in the Caribbean Sea makes it too dangerous to fish there.
C)Other resources are much more valuable.
D)The quantity of any one species in the Caribbean Sea is limited.
E)The people in the region cannot afford the equipment.

Question 15

French Guiana is still important to France because

A)it is the home of the Devil's Island penal colony.
B)the French conduct their nuclear testing program there.
C)it is the site of the European Space Agency.
D)it is a major tourist destination for French citizens.
E)it is the source of most of the wood used for commercial buildings in France.

Question 16

What is the source of the place-name, "Caribbean"?

A)the French explorer who discovered the region
B)its major export
C)its former native people
D)the primary language in the region
E)the species of tree that dominates the region

Question 17

The mountains of the Greater Antilles were of little commercial value because

A)the high-altitude soils were too poor.
B)the coastal plains and valleys were preferred by plantation owners.
C)the cooler temperatures were not right for the agricultural products Europeans desired.
D)there was too much precipitation at the higher altitudes.
E)runaway slaves made it dangerous for Europeans to farm there.

Question 18

In which part of the Caribbean is the forest cover largely intact?

A)island states
B)rimland states
C)In no part of the Caribbean is the forest cover largely intact.
D)throughout the region
E)Puerto Rico

Question 19

How much of its original forest cover has Haiti lost?

A)none of it
B)a little of it
C)half of it
D)most of it
E)all of it

Question 20

What area of the Caribbean is the most biologically diverse ecosystem of the marine world?

A)river system
B)coral reef
C)the deepest parts of the Caribbean Sea
D)the western edge of the Caribbean Sea
E)the Bermuda Triangle

Question 21

What percentage of the people in Haiti between the ages of 15 and 49 are infected with the HIV/AIDS virus?

A)just below 2%
B)about 10%
C)just under 15%
D)almost 20%
E)25%

Question 22

Which Caribbean country is the most urbanized?

A)Cuba
B)Jamaica
C)Haiti
D)Guyana
E)Puerto Rico

Question 23

Which of the following is NOT believed to be a cause of the high rate of HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean?

A)prostitution
B)the region's proximity to Africa
C)international tourism
D)lack of education programs and screening
E)poverty

Question 24

Why were many cities of the Caribbean surrounded by walls?

A)to protect against attacks by indigenous peoples
B)to protect against raids from rival European powers and pirates
C)to protect against raids by Maroons
D)to protect people from attacks by wild animals
E)The walls were nothing more than copies of European architectural styles.

Question 25

What is the oldest continuously occupied European city in the Caribbean?

A)Havana
B)San Juan
C)Santo Domingo
D)Kingston
E)Port-au-Prince

Question 26

Which Caribbean countries have the lowest rates of natural increase in the region?

A)Cuba and Puerto Rico
B)Trinidad and Tobago
C)French Guiana and Suriname
D)Guyana and Belize
E)Guadelupe and Martinique

Question 27

According to the graphic below Cayenne, French Guiana, lies within which of the following?

A)Tropical Rainy
B)Tropical Wet and Dry Savanna
C)Tropical Monsoon
D)Tropical and Subtropical Desert
E)none of the above

Question 28

Beginning in the seventeenth century, the Caribbean forests were removed for all of the following purposes, EXCEPT

A)ship building.
B)to clear land for sugarcane cultivation.
C)fuel for sugar processing.
D)timber for home building.
E)the export of tropical hardwoods.

Question 29

Which Caribbean country has the highest population density?

A)Bermuda
B)Barbados
C)Grenada
D)Guyana
E)Martinique

Question 30

What is the cultural region from Brazil up to the Southeastern United States?

A)plantation America
B)Greater Antilles
C)Lesser Antilles
D)Guyanas
E)the Rimland

Question 31

Which Caribbean country sends the most emigrants to England?

A)Cuba
B)Barbados
C)Grenada
D)Guyana
E)Martinique

Question 32

What was the most common number of crops grown under the plantation system of agriculture?

A)one
B)two
C)five
D)seven
E)ten

Question 33

Which U.S. city has become the destination of choice for Cubans migrating to the United States?

A)New York City
B)Houston
C)Los Angeles
D)Chicago
E)Miami

Question 34

What is the Caribbean diaspora?

A)the movement of Africans into the region during the twentieth century
B)the gradual separation of the islands through the tectonic movement of the Caribbean Plate
C)the economic flight of Caribbean peoples across the globe
D)the increasing number of international tourists to the region during the last twenty years
E)the refugee movements within each country in the region

Question 35

What is the primary difference between the populations of Haiti and Cuba?

A)Cuba's population is much younger and growing faster.
B)Haiti's population is getting older with fewer young people.
C)Cuba's population is stable and older with smaller families.
D)Haiti's population is growing very slowly.
E)There is no difference-the two populations are basically the same.

Question 36

What was the main cause of the Caribbean demographic collapse?

A)slavery
B)war
C)migration
D)disease
E)drought

Question 37

Which of the following species has (have)become extinct as a consequence of deforestation in the Caribbean?

A)indigenous shrubs and trees
B)songbirds
C)large mammals
D)monkeys
E)all of the above

Question 38

On which island of the Caribbean did HIV/AIDS first appear?

A)Haiti
B)Dominican Republic
C)Puerto Rico
D)Montserrat
E)Jamaica

Question 39

According to the graphic below, Port Au Prince, Haiti, lies within which of the following?

A)Tropical Rainy
B)Tropical Wet and Dry Savanna
C)Tropical Monsoon
D)Tropical and Subtropical Desert
E)none of the above

Question 40

What is the approximate population of the Caribbean?

A)12 million
B)22 million
C)44 million
D)57 million
E)94 million

Question 41

Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics of "plantation America"?

A)It relied on an African labor force.
B)It was managed by European elites.
C)It practiced mono-crop production.
D)It concentrated land in the hands of elite families.
E)It produced crops primarily for domestic consumption.

Question 42

From which country did the indentured workers who migrated to Guyana and Trinidad come?

A)India
B)China
C)Kenya
D)Tanzania
E)Ghana

Question 43

Which pattern of emigration from the Caribbean is LEAST likely to occur?

A)A Haitian migrates to Liverpool, England.
B)A citizen of Barbados settles in the London suburb of Brixton.
C)A Puerto Rican moves to New York City.
D)A native of Suriname sets up housekeeping in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
E)A Cuban establishes residency in Miami, Florida.

Question 44

By the middle 1800s, when most colonial governments in the Caribbean began to free slaves, they sought indentured laborers from which other world region(s)?

A)East Africa
B)South and Southeastern Asia
C)North America
D)West Africa
E)Western and Southern Europe

Question 45

From which part of Africa did the majority of slaves who were brought to the Caribbean come?

A)West Africa
B)South Africa
C)East Africa
D)North Africa
E)the Horn of Africa

Question 46

What Caribbean country sends the most players to Major League Baseball in the United States?

A)Puerto Rico
B)Cuba
C)Jamaica
D)Dominican Republic
E)Haiti

Question 47

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons for treating the Caribbean as a region that is distinct from Latin America?

A)The region contains a large native population that still exists on the landscape today.
B)It has a more diverse European colonial history.
C)There is a stronger African influence in the region.
D)The region lacks a strong Iberian influence.
E)The region has only a minor legacy of Amerindians.

Question 48

What element of plantation life was missing from the Caribbean when Europeans established the plantation economy there?

A)labor
B)land
C)market for the plantation crop
D)a suitable commodity crop
E)good weather

Question 49

In Trinidad, discarded oil drums were used to make

A)cooking utensils.
B)steel pan drums.
C)housing.
D)water containers to catch rain.
E)fish farms.

Question 50

What well-known form of music is most closely associated with the Caribbean?

A)jazz
B)reggae
C)heavy metal
D)rap
E)rock and roll

Question 51

Which of the following types of music is NOT associated with the Caribbean?

A)reggae
B)calypso
C)merengue
D)jazz
E)rumba

Question 52

Maroon societies were composed of which group of people?

A)Asian immigrants to the Caribbean
B)European managers of plantations in the Caribbean
C)Hindu immigrants to the Caribbean
D)escaped slaves
E)wealthy Caribbean landowners

Question 53

To which of the countries below would a person who is part of the Caribbean diaspora be LEAST likely to emigrate?

A)United States
B)Canada
C)Germany
D)France
E)England

Question 54

According to the graphic below, what is the official language of St. Lucia?

A)Spanish
B)English
C)Portuguese
D)Dutch
E)Creole

Question 55

What is the most common language in the Caribbean?

A)English
B)Spanish
C)French
D)Dutch
E)Portuguese

Question 56

What is "indentured labor"?

A)another phrase for slavery
B)professional workers specially recruited for niche positions
C)workers contracted to work on estates for a set period of time
D)workers in dental offices
E)workers in technical fields

Question 57

Which of the following African traditions survived in the Caribbean because of Maroons?

A)farming practices
B)house designs
C)community organization
D)language
E)all of the above

Question 58

In 1989, how did Cuba respond to pressing food shortages?

A)They increased imports from China.
B)The Cuban government normalized relations with the United States.
C)They instituted a massive urban-to-rural migration to increase production.
D)They created an urban agricultural program.
E)They switched from farming to commercial fishing.

Question 59

What is creolization?

A)the development of a Caribbean-based cuisine (food preparation)
B)the evolution of a Caribbean language family
C)the blending of African and European cultures in the Caribbean
D)the creation of a distinctive Caribbean-style political system
E)the means by which Caribbean nations gained their independence

Question 60

The mix of European and African cultures is called

A)Amerindian.
B)Mestizo.
C)the African Diaspora.
D)creolization.
E)a maroon society.

Question 61

Which country runs the Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM)that trains doctors from the Americas?

A)Puerto Rico
B)Jamaica
C)Cuba
D)Bahamas
E)Dominican Republic

Question 62

During this country's Operation Bootstrap, island leaders encouraged U.S. investment by offering cheap labor, local tax breaks, and, most importantly, federal tax exemptions.

A)Dominican Republic
B)Cuba
C)Jamaica
D)Puerto Rico
E)Haiti

Question 63

What factor has prevented Caribbean countries from reaping the full benefits of their extensive investment in education?

A)brain drain
B)the continuing importance of the informal sector
C)drug trafficking
D)offshore banking and online gambling
E)all of the above

Question 64

What was the name of the initiative designed to launch rapid industrialization in Puerto Rico?

A)Operation Rapid Aid
B)Operation New Economy
C)Operation Econ Grow
D)Operation Industrialization
E)Operation Bootstrap

Question 65

Which American president was responsible for the construction of the Panama Canal?

A)William McKinley
B)Warren Harding
C)Woodrow Wilson
D)Ronald Reagan
E)Theodore Roosevelt

Question 66

Which of the following is TRUE of Cuba?

A)In 1990, the country denounced communism.
B)Since 1995 the country has had multi-party democracy.
C)Raul Castro succeeded his brother Fidel Castro as President in 2008.
D)It has the fastest growing population in the Caribbean.
E)In 2001 Cuba launched a failed invasion of the United States.

Question 67

In 2011, what Caribbean country had the most non-resident tourists?

A)Cuba
B)Jamaica
C)Puerto Rico
D)Bahamas
E)Dominican Republic

Question 68

Tourism in the Caribbean

A)has declined dramatically in recent years.
B)was already booming in the late eighteenth century.
C)has had little economic impact on the region.
D)was originally dominated by Cuba.
E)is not an important contributor to the economy of the region.

Question 69

Which of the following countries have become economically dependent on bananas?

A)Dominican Republic
B)Haiti
C)St. Lucia
D)Jamaica
E)Barbados

Question 70

As of 2001, how many Free Trade Zones were there in the Dominican Republic?

A)5
B)10
C)20
D)35
E)50

Question 71

What is Puerto Rico's relationship to the United States?

A)It is a territory.
B)It is in the process of becoming the 51ˢᵗ state.
C)It is a commonwealth.
D)It is under military occupation of the United States.
E)It is a colony of the United States.

Question 72

The ________ basis of Caribbean households is often singled out as a distinguishing characteristic of the region.

A)matriarchal (female-dominated)
B)patriarchal (male-dominated)
C)oligarchic
D)foreign-dominated
E)all of the above

Question 73

The rise of offshore banking in the Caribbean is most closely associated with ________, which began this industry in the 1920s.

A)Haiti
B)the Bahamas
C)Jamaica
D)Barbados
E)Belize

Question 74

Historically, what crop has been the most important one in the Caribbean?

A)sugarcane
B)coffee
C)bananas
D)wheat
E)cocoa

Question 75

Maroon societies

A)existed only in the Caribbean islands.
B)usually included blacks and whites.
C)allowed the perpetuation of African culture.
D)usually had the official blessing of colonial governments.
E)were made up of indentured servants who completed their work terms.

Question 76

In which Caribbean country is the Santeria religion most common?

A)French Guiana
B)Hispaniola
C)Cuba
D)Belize
E)Suriname

Question 77

What was the name of the official United States policy that held that the United States would not tolerate European military involvement in the Western Hemisphere?

A)Manifest Destiny
B)the Monroe Doctrine
C)the New Deal
D)the Great Society
E)the U.S. Constitution

Question 78

By the early twentieth century, which foreign country was dominant in the Caribbean?

A)Britain
B)Spain
C)France
D)United States
E)Russia

Question 79

Most Caribbean peoples have an average life expectancy of

A)45 years.
B)about 55 years.
C)60 years.
D)65 years.
E)over 70 years.

Question 80

This city is now the largest home port for cruise lines and the second largest cruise-ship port in the world in terms of total visitors.

A)Port Au Prince
B)Havana
C)San Juan
D)Kingston
E)Santo Domingo