Vocab 1
vocab 2
Location and Physical Features of Central America
Cultures and religions
Economy and Environment
100
A group of islands.
What is the meaning of archipelago ?
100
A crop raised to be sold by those who grow it.
What is the meaning of cash crop?
100
Central America is part of the North America continent. In the North, that borders Mexico.
Where is Central America located?
100
There are native culture, Spanish and mestizos.
What cultures exist in the Central America?
100
Because oil is its leading exporter.
How important is oil to Mexico?
200
A tiny sea animal.
What is the meaning of Coral?
200
Able to take care of one's needs without help from someone else.
What is the meaning of self-sufficient?
200
All the Caribbean islands are located in the Caribbean Sea.
Where are the Caribbean island located?
200
Many natives practice their own religions Some African practice voodoo.
What Religions do the people practice?
200
Besides oil and natural gas, Mexico's has many other mineral resources. Workers mine Uranium, mercury, iron ore, coal xinc copper lead and silver.
What are Mexico's other natural resources?
300
The land, Often islands and coastal plains, around the edge of an area.
What is the meaning of Rimland?
300
A chain of island made up of coral.
What is the meaning of atolls?
300
Rimland and mainland.
What two subregions exist?
300
Creole a mixtures of french and african and also native langauges are spoken.
What languages are spoken?
300
New technology, better seeds, irrigation, and training have now increased crop growth.
How did land reform change Mexico?
400
A large, self-sufficient farm in a Spanish-speaking country.
What is the meaning of Hacienda?
400
The state a volcano is in when it is not likely to erupt?
What is the meaning of dormant?
400
The mainland's physical features has high mountains and active volcanoes.
What are the mainland's physical features?
400
languages religions
What are some signs of the cultures
400
Tourism banking insurance
What is Mexico's biggest service industry?
500
Growing crops mainly to meet the needs of a family.
What is the meaning of subsistence farming?
500
A body of water that is deep and wide enough for ships to sail on.
What is the meaning of navigable?
500
Most island in the caribbean are actually the mountain tops of volcanoes.
How did volcanoes make island on the rimland?
500
90%
what percentage of Mexico's peoples are Roman Catholic?
500
North American Free Trade Agreement
What is NAFTA?
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