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68) 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
69) Historically, what crop has been the most important one in the Caribbean?
A) sugarcane
B) coffee
C) bananas
D) wheat
E) cocoa
70) 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
71) In 2011, what Caribbean country had the most non-resident tourists?
A) Cuba
B) Jamaica
C) Puerto Rico
D) Bahamas
E) Dominican Republic
72) 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
73) As of 2001, how many Free Trade Zones were there in the Dominican Republic?
A) 5
B) 10
C) 20
D) 35
E) 50
74) 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
75) 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
76) 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
77) 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.
78) Which of the following countries have become economically dependent on bananas?
A) Dominican Republic
B) Haiti
C) St. Lucia
D) Jamaica
E) Barbados
79) 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.
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
81) What attributes help make the Caribbean a distinct region?
82) Compare and contrast deforestation in Haiti and the Caribbean rimland. What are the factors
that have contributed to greater conservation of forests in the rimland?
83) Discuss the environmental degradation and poverty that is prevalent in Haiti. Be certain to
emphasize the historical factors that have led to this situation in the country.
84) Discuss the major earthquake that occurred in Haiti in 2010, including Haiti's proximity to
tectonic plates, the damage, and how the poverty of Haiti worsened the effects of this devastating
event.
85) Discuss the rise of HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean. In which countries are the rates higher or
lower? What are the factors that have contributed to the higher and lower rates in these
locations?
86) Describe the migration patterns that are common in the Caribbean, including those that lead
its residents to North America.
87) Discuss how Cuba addressed food shortages through the promotion of urban agriculture.
88) Describe the characteristics of Plantation America, emphasizing its cultural and economic
underpinnings and legacy.
89) What are Maroon societies and how do they provide a strong reflection of African roots in
the Caribbean today?
90) Write an essay in which you discuss the nature of colonialism in the Caribbean and then
examine its long-term legacies.
91) Discuss efforts at regional integration in the last 50 years, including the formation of
CARICOM
92) Describe and analyze the nature of U.S. involvement in the Caribbean from 1898 to the
present.
93) Discuss the importance of tourism economy to the Caribbean region. What countries profit
the most, what are the environmental consequences and what are the global linkages?
