1) Central America is located:

Directly south of Central Canada
Directly south of the United States
Directly south of Mexico
Directly south of the Panama Canal

2) How many countries are in Central America

4
5
6
7
8

3) The smallest country (in area) in Central America is:

Colombia
Cuba
Ecuador
El Salvador
Honduras

4) The largest country (in area) in Central America is:

Brazil
Costa Rica
Colombia
Mexico
Nicaragua

5) Because of the European colonists, the primary language of Central America is:

English
Dutch
Mayan
Portugese
Spanish

6) The first European explorer(s) to come to Central America was (were):

Chiquita Banana Company
Christopher Columbus
Dole Pineapple Company
Francis Drake
Hans Rueben

7) Explorers colonized Central America to send riches back to Europe. These were:

Coffee and bananas
Bananas and pineapples
Gold and silver
Spices and corn
Mangos and papayas

8) The country originally known as the "Banana Republic" was:

Belize
Brazil
Cuba
Guatemala
Honduras

9) The Central American countries bordering the Pacific Ocean are:

All of them, except Belize
All of them, except Colombia
All of them, except Costa Rica and Honduras
All of them, except El Salvador
All of them, except Honduras and Belize

10) Belize was the last country in Central America to gain its independence. This occurred in:

1761
1841
1861
1936
1981