Mexico gained its independence from _____________ in 1821.
Spain
This Central American country is divided in half by the busiest canal in the world.
Panama
Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti/Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico are all the _________________ Antilles.
Greater
The ocean to the West of Mexico and Central America is the ________________.
Pacific
North Central Mexico, states like Chihuahua, Coahuila, and Sonora, have a ______________ climate.
Desert
The mountains of Central American countries form part of the _______________ __________ ___ __________.
Pacific Ring of Fire
The Lesser Antilles are closer to which continent, North America or South America?
South America
Two bodies of water to the East of Mexico are the _________ __ _____________ and the __________________ ______.
Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea
The civilization that ruled much of Mexico when the Spaniards arrived was the ______________ Empire
Aztec
This Central American country has English as the official language.
Belize
True or False: All Caribbean Islands are independent nations.
False
Mainland Mexico and the Baja California peninsula.
The most populated are of Mexico is the _____________ valley.
Central, or area around Mexico City.
Which native civilization used to rule much of Central America, especially Guatemala, Honduras, and Belize?
The Maya
Since all the islands are tropical, what causes the climate to be different in different parts of the islands?
Elevation
Although called the Rio Grande in the USA, this river is known as the ____ ___________ in many parts of Mexico.
Rio Bravo
The two mountain chains in Mexico are called the Sierra Madre ______________________ and the Sierra Madre __________________.
Orientales and Occidentales
All Central American countries except Panama and Belize were part of ____________ in the 1820s, but quickly formed their own nations.
Mexico
Name two Caribbean islands were English or Dutch are the official language, not Spanish or French.
Could be any of the following: Jamaica, US Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, Aruba, Curacao, Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, etc.
Which Central American country has the largest lake in the region?
Nicaragua