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Mexico and Central America Today Jeopardy

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What are people who don’t own land, but work

on land owned by rich landowners for less that

$1 a day?

People who settle on someone else’s land

without permission are called ____________

What is Mexico City like today?

What are three urban problems people of

Mexico face on a daily basis?

Name 3 jobs we saw people of Mexico

today work at in our video or our textbook

How many ethnic groups are living in

Guatemala?

Mestizos who are descendants of Native

Americans and Spaniards are rich landowners who

are called ____________.

Why did the people of Guatemala form strikes

and political movements? Define

both terms

Name two struggles Guatemalans face daily.

What are three challenges Native American families

in Guatemala face?

What is the religion of Nicaragua?

What are two political and economic problems of

Nicaragua?

A person born in the Caribbean of French and

African descent is called a _________________

Who were the Sandinista guerillas?

Name 3 economic and social problems Nicaragua faces

today.

A section of waterway which a ship is raised and lowered by adjusting the

water level is called a ______.

A passageway which people travel by foot, plane, rail, ship, or vehicle is called a

______________________.

What are two things that NEEDED to be built for the

Panama Canal to have a successful development?

Who were the first group of people who

unsuccessfully tried to build the Panama Canal?

What were three problems early

developers of the Panama Canal faced?

Who was Panama fighting to gain

independence from in 1903?

Who helped Panama gain independence in 1903?

What language is spoken in Nicaragua and what is their biggest ethnic group living in their country?

A person who holds COMPLETE power over a

country is called a __________.

Who set up treaties for the Panama Canal in 1978? Who has control of the

Panama Canal by 1999?