Vocab
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Challenge/Map
100

A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas. 

What is an isthmus. 

100

Name 3 countries of Central America. 

What is Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. 

100

What country's official language is English?

What is Belize. 

100

What did Toussaint-L'Overture do? 

What is led the slave revolt in 1804. 

100

A on the map is...

What is Cuba.

200

A large group of islands 

What is an archipelago. 

200

What separates the Carribean plains?

What is a chain of mountains and volcanoes. 
200

What year did the U.S. lose control of the Panama Canal?

What is 1999.

200

What is the famous birthplace of reggae?

What is Jamaica. 

200

What country is an example of an isthmus?

What is Panama. 

300

The practice of using an area's natural environment to attract tourists. 

What is ecotourism. 

300

What islands are part of the Greater Antilles?

What is Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico. 

300

What country in Central America had a civil war?

What is Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua. 

300

What is the poorest country in the Americas? 

What is Haiti. 

300

C on the map is...

What is the Caribbean Sea. 

400

Someone who flees to another country, usually for political or economic reasons. 

What is a refugee. 

400

When are hurricanes a big threat?

What is during the summer to fall. 
400

How long did the fighting between rebels adn the government last in Guatemala? 

What is 1960-1996.

400

Where are the Caribbean Islands located? 

What is off the coast of southern Florida. 

400

What European country established the most colonies in the Greater Antilles?

What is Spain.

500

A self-governing territory associated with another country. 

What is a commonwealth. 

500

What are 2 major crops grown in Cenral America? 

What is coffee, bananas, sugarcane, and cotton. 
500

What 6 countries signed the CAFTA?

What is Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. 

500
How many independent coutries are in the Caribbean Islands? 

What is 13. 

500

E on the map is...

What is Nicaragua. 

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