Geography
Central America's climate zones are separated according to the ….. what?
Elevation (height from sea level)
This is the dominant language in Central America
Spanish
Cash Crops
Why does Central America experience so many natural disasters?
These countries are located on part of the earth's crust that is unstable.
Which Central American country is characterized as one of the Western Hemisphere's poorest?
Nicaragua
If someone can speak two languages, they are called..
Bilingual
Very large Farms where cash crops are usually grown
Plantations
How is Mexico different than other countries in Central America?
Mexico has many factories, the rest of central America does not
The three climate zones in Central America, according to elevation, are...
Hot zone, Temperate Zone, Cold Zone
It helps them get better jobs
a woodland area with annual rainfall of 70-100 inches per year marked by lofty broad-leaved evergreen trees that form a continuous canopy.
Rainforest (
How many years did it take to finish the Panama Canal?
10
What is an Isthmus?
A narrow strip of land surrounded by water that connects to larger pieces of land. (a narrow land bridge)
What group is helping to teach Central Americans how to speak a second language?
Peace Corps
the height of a land area in relation to sea level (number of feet higher or lower)
Elevation
The Panama Canal connects what two oceans?
Atlantic and Pacific
Central America has at least 27 of these because it is located on the ring of fire tectonic plates.
Volcanoes
Why do Central Americans want other countries to build factories in their cities?
1. More Jobs
2. More goods/services
A very long group of volcanoes that are located all the way around the pacific ocean.
The Ring of fire
How did the people of Panama feel about the Americans controlling the canal?
Not very happy. The people and government wanted to control their own land.