Question 1

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The rimland of the Caribbean is the coastal zone of the mainland, beginning with Belize and extending along the coast of Central America to northern South America.

Accepted Answer

The statement accurately describes the rimland of the Caribbean as the coastal zone of the mainland from Belize to northern South America.

Question 2

Which Caribbean country created the Latin American School of Medicine as a part of its medical diplomacy initiative?

Accepted Answer

The Latin American School of Medicine was created by Cuba as a part of its medical diplomacy initiative. It offers free medical education to students from Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, and the United States, with the goal of producing doctors who will go on to work in underserved communities.

Question 3

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The majority of slaves who were brought to the Caribbean came from West Africa.

Accepted Answer

This statement is true as the majority of slaves brought to the Caribbean were indeed from West Africa.

Question 4

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Los Angeles, California has become the destination of choice for Cubans migrating to the United States.

Accepted Answer

Miami, Florida

Question 5

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Indigenous peoples in the Caribbean suffered the highest death rates as a result of European colonization.

Accepted Answer

This statement is true as indigenous peoples in the Caribbean did suffer the highest death rates as a result of European colonization.

Question 6

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -According to the World Bank, only half of the people of Haiti have access to improved water sources.

Accepted Answer

The statement is true as per the information provided by the World Bank.

Question 7

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Population growth has not contributed to deforestation in the Caribbean.

Accepted Answer

has

Question 8

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Monkeys and songbirds have become extinct as a consequence of water pollution in the Caribbean.

Accepted Answer

deforestation

Question 9

A group of people are migrating to the English Caribbean in notable numbers. What are they doing when they arrive?

Accepted Answer

The answer of A group of people are migrating to...

Question 10

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Islands dominate in the Caribbean.

Accepted Answer

Islands are a major feature of the Caribbean, and many nations in the region are comprised entirely of islands. However, it is inaccurate to say that islands dominate the Caribbean completely, as there are also coastal areas on larger landmasses like South America and Central America that are part of the Caribbean region.

Question 11

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The most common number of crops grown under the plantation system of agriculture was one.

Accepted Answer

The plantation system of agriculture typically focuses on the cultivation of a single crop, known as monoculture.

Question 12

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Haiti experienced a devastating earthquake in January 2010.

Accepted Answer

The statement is true as Haiti experienced a devastating earthquake in January 2010.

Question 13

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The hurricanes that are so prevalent in the Caribbean originate in the Pacific Ocean.

Accepted Answer

off the coast of West Africa

Question 14

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Subsistence agriculture was most responsible for the deforestation of the islands of the Caribbean.

Accepted Answer

Sugarcane plantation agriculture

Question 15

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The indentured workers of Guyana and Trinidad came from India.

Accepted Answer

The indentured workers of Guyana and Trinidad came from India.

Question 16

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Belize is the site of a wildlife sanctuary protecting the black howler monkeys created by local farmers.

Accepted Answer

Local farmers in Belize indeed played a significant role in creating the Community Baboon Sanctuary to protect black howler monkeys.

Question 17

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The forest cover in the Caribbean is largely intact in the rimland states.

Accepted Answer

The forest cover in the Caribbean is largely intact in the rimland states.

Question 18

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The Greater Antilles contain 87 percent of the population of the Caribbean.

Accepted Answer

The statement is true.

Question 19

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -At 74 mph, a tropical disturbance becomes a hurricane.

Accepted Answer

A tropical disturbance becomes a hurricane when its sustained winds reach 74 mph or higher.

Question 20

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The term "bioregion" describes a production system that fostered specific ecological, social, and economic relations.

Accepted Answer

"plantation America"

Quiz 5: The Caribbean