Ch.

4 Cultural Questions Sheet

Read the cultural readings found in Ch. 4 and answer the following questions. READ FIRST, do NOT just skim
for the answers. Please write SHORT ANSWER!!
P. 69 Social Issue Honduras and the Peace Corps Qu piensas?
1. If a person cant afford food and shelter then we might say they are living in __________________.
2. What percentage of the population of Honduras is below the poverty line? __________________
3. How many Peace Corps workers are there in Honduras? __________________
4. What do Peace Corp workers do in Honduras? _________________________________________________
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p. 70 Cultural Note
1. What are baleadas? _______________________________________________________________________
2. What items are sold in markets in Honduras? (List all items mentioned) ______________________________
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3. What day is the most common day that people go to market? __________________
4. How many markets are there in Tegucigalpa? __________________
5. When are markets open? __________________
p. 72 Richards Interview
1. What problem is Richard addressing in his interview? ____________________________________________
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2. Why was Richards wife more able to cope with this problem? _____________________________________
3. What did Richard do to escape from the problem? __________________________________________________

4. On an online map find La Ceiba, Honduras (the city where he lives). Describe geographically where the
town is located (nearest city, what borders the town, geographical landmarks, is it north/south/east/west,
etc.)
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p. 76 Country Info
1. Honduras is about the same size as what US state? __________________

2. Honduras is ____________ % Mestizo and _____________% indigenous or other.

3. The population of Honduras is __________________ million.
4. Major industries include: ___________________________________________________________________
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5. Agricultural products include: _______________________________________________________________
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6. The terrain of Honduras is __________________ and the climate is ________________________________.
7. The capital is __________________________.

p. 77 Priscilas Interview
1. What kind of things did Priscila and her friends do to help people after the devastation of Hurricane Mitch?
(List three things) ___________________________________________________________________________
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2. What would the reforestation project help prevent in the future? __________________________________
p. 78 Cristinas Interview
1. Cristina tells us about her experience going to ____________________________________.
2. What did Cristina and her mother buy there? ___________________________________________________
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p. 79 Lindas Interview
1. On an online map search for Roatn, Honduras. What is Roatn? __________________________________
2. How did Linda spend her vacation there? ______________________________________________________
3. What did Linda say about the dialect of people on the island? ______________________________________
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