23 North American Country Outlines Quiz

[C] Canada | A colossal, north-swept shield whose southern border is ruler-straight and northern coast frays into Arctic islands like torn parchment.

[B] Dominican Republic | The eastern two-thirds of Hispaniola, a rugged trapezoid tilting eastward toward the Mona Passage.

[A] Nicaragua | A compact, southeast-pointing triangle whose Pacific flank is ruler-straight and whose Caribbean edge is nibbled by the Mosquito Coast.

[D] Belize | A tiny, southeast-tilting wedge tucked under Mexico’s Yucatán jaw, its Caribbean coast gently curved.

[C] Barbados | A single coral spearhead standing alone in the Atlantic, its eastern coast pounded into rounded points.

[B] Dominica | A petite, north-south teardrop of volcanic peaks, its western flank deeply indented by Prince Rupert Bay.

[A] Saint Kitts and Nevis | A small, comma-shaped pair: the larger Kitts lobe and the tiny Nevis dot, linked by a narrow strait.

[D] El Salvador | A compact, west-east ribbon squeezed between Guatemala and Honduras, its Pacific coast ruler-straight.

[A] Costa Rica | A slender, northwest-southeast backbone bridging two seas, its Caribbean side smooth and Pacific edge jagged.

[B] Trinidad and Tobago | A southward-pointing boot (Trinidad) with a tiny sister comma (Tobago) drifting just northeast.

[C] United States | A vast, west-east rectangle interrupted by the Gulf’s southern scoop and Alaska’s northwest dagger.

[C] Cuba | A long, west-curving alligator with its snout at Cabo San Antonio and tail tapering toward the Windward Passage.

[D] Panama | A slender, east-west isthmian hinge linking continents, its waist pinched by the canal’s straight slash.

[C] Bahamas | A loose spray of crescent cays arcing southeast from Florida, like tossed coins across turquoise shallows.

[B] Saint Lucia | A petite, north-south arrowhead whose southern point aims at Saint Vincent and northern tip kisses Martinique.

[A] Antigua and Barbuda | A twin-pearl strand: Antigua’s backward C embracing Barbuda’s flat oval just north.

[C] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | A volcanic main island followed by a southward string of tiny emerald beads down to Grenada’s doorstep.

[A] Haiti | The western half of Hispaniola, a rugged triangle tilting west toward the Windward Passage.

[A] Guatemala | A compact, west-east wedge broadening northward into the Petén jungle and narrowing to the Pacific coast.

[D] Honduras | A broad, east-sloping rectangle with a deep Caribbean bite on the north and a short Pacific grin on the south.

[A] Jamaica | A west-east running crocodile, its snout at Negril and tail curling east to Morant Point.

[B] Grenada | A tiny southern cluster shaped like a clenched fist, its knuckles the main island and outer Grenadines.

[B] Mexico | A rugged, northward-tapering horn whose Pacific flank is straight and Gulf coast curves like a scythe against the U.S.