Chapter 2: Belize Today (Unit 1: Intro to Belize)

Question 1

Where is Belize Located?

Answer 1

East of Central America

Question 2

What are the 4 Main Geographic Areas of Belize?

Answer 2

1. Coastal Zone
2. Maya Mountains
3. Nothern Lowlands
4. Southern Belize

Question 3

Give 3 Characteristics of the Coastal Zone

Answer 3

1. 174 miles Long
2. Mesoamerica Reef
3. Three Atolls

Question 4

Give 3 Characteristics of the Nothern Lowlands

Answer 4

1. Swampy
2. Sugar Cane
3. Lagoons

Question 5

Give 3 Characteristics of the Maya Mountains

Answer 5

1. Highest Peak 3680ft. (Victoria Peak)
2. Highest Area 3692ft. (Doyle Delight)
3. Highest Rainfall

Question 6

Give 3 Characteristics of the Southern Belize

Answer 6

1. Most Rainfall
2. Citrus & Bananas
3. Moist Forest

Question 7

What is the Population of Belize?

Answer 7

Approx. 400,000

Question 8

What are the Main Ethnic Groups In Belize?

Answer 8

Mestizo, Creole, Maya, and Garifuna

Question 9

How much percent of Belize consist of Land that is Inappropriate for Agriculture & Development?

Answer 9

66%

Question 10

What are the 3 Atolls on the Coast?

Answer 10

1. Lighthouse Reef
2. Glover’s Reef
3. Turneffe Islands

Question 11

What is the 2nd Longest Barrier Reef in the World?

Answer 11

The Mesoamerican Barrier Reef

Question 12

When is Rainy Season in Belize?

Answer 12

June - November

Question 13

When is Dry Season in Belize?

Answer 13

September - October

Question 14

Who where here before the Mayas? How long ago?

Answer 14

Clovis/Proto Maya,
11,000 Years Ago

Question 15

When did The Maya People Inhabited Belize?

Answer 15

2000 B.C.

Question 16

When most Maya City-states were abandoned?

Answer 16

By 1000 A.D.

Question 17

When Was the Classic Period?
(Height of Maya Civilization)

Answer 17

300 A.D. - 900 A.D.

Question 18

When did the Spanish Explorers visited the coast of Belize?

Answer 18

Early 1500’s

Question 19

When Christopher Columbus Named the “Bay of Honduras”

Answer 19

1502

Question 20

When did the Spanish Sailors Got Shipwrecked along the Yucatan Coast?

Answer 20

1511

Question 21

When was the 1st recorded European Settlement in Belize?
And by whom?

Answer 21

1638
By British Sailor who were shipwrecked

Question 22

When was the Battle of St. George’s Caye?

Answer 22

1798

Question 23

When is “The Battle of St. George’s Caye” celebrated in Belize?

Answer 23

Sept. 10th

Question 24

When did the Settlement in Belize Became “The Colony of British Honduras”?

Answer 24

1862

Question 25

How Many Garifuna's were forced to migrate from St. Vincent & Dominica?

Answer 25

5,000

Question 26

When did the Garifuna's flee the civil war in Honduras and came to Belize?

Answer 26

November 1832

Question 27

When did the Maya & Mestizos Flee the Caste War of Yucatan to Belize?

Answer 27

1847

Question 28

When did Slavery ended

Answer 28

1834

Question 29

When a New Constitution Implemented in Belize

Answer 29

1951

Question 30

When was Belize named

Answer 30

1973

Question 31

When did Belize achieved Independence?

Answer 31

Sept. 21st,1981

Question 32

When Guatemala Became Independent of Spain?

Answer 32

1821

Question 33

When was a Treaty signed b/w Britain & Guatemala to settle the dispute?

Answer 33

1859

Question 34

3 Important Timeline dates for (Ancient Belize)

Answer 34

1.) 11,000 years ago, Clovis Inhabit Belize . 2.) ??? 3.) ???

Question 35

3 Important Timeline dates for (The Maya)

Answer 35

1.) Maya inhabit Belize 2000 B.C. 2.) Classic Period 300 A.D. - 900 A.D 3.) 1,000 A.D. Most Maya Cites Abandoned

Question 36

3 Important Timeline dates for (European Settlement)

Answer 36

1.) "1502" Christopher Columbus named "The Bay of Honduras" 2.) "1638" British Settled in Belize 3.) "1798" Battle of St. George's Caye

Question 37

3 Important Timeline dates for (Modern History)

Answer 37

1.) "1802" Garifuna Settled in Stann Creek 2.) "1834" Slavery ended 3.) "1981" Belize Achieve Independence

Question 38

What is a national Symbol?

Answer 38

A Manifestation of a nation to the world.