Vocab
Planting young trees or seeds on lands where trees have been cut or destroyed
What is reforestation?
This is what the group of islands is called.
What is an archipelago?
Central America is made up of a lot of this.
What is forests?
Most of the religions practiced in Central America are ________ _________.
What is Roman Catholic?
Central America gets most of its timber and wood from this place.
The action of process of forming or depositing sediment
What is sedimentation?
Central America has many of these.
What is mountains/mountain ranges?
The climate depends on proximity to sea level, _______, latitude, and local topography.
What is elevation?
In Central America, most industrial employment is in __________ _______.
What is cottage industries?
This resource has been at the center of border disputes throughout central America’s history.
What is water?
Local form of a language used in particular place or by a certain group
What is dialect?
____ ________ is Central America's biggest freshwater lake.
What is Lake Nicaragua?
Costa Rica and Panama are known for having lots of this.
What is biodiversity?
About __ percent of Central Americans live in highlands cities and towns.
What is 74 percent?
Central America boasts a biodiversity hotspot with naturally _________.
What is fertile soil?
Family ruled by a woman such as a mother, grandmother, or aunt
What is matriarchal?
The Caribbean and Central America is made up of a lot of these.
What is highlands or lowlands?
In the Caribbean and Central America ____ ____ flourish.
What is grass lands?
In the Caribbean family structure is often __________.
What is matriarchal?
Spanish forces fought each other for control over Honduras when this resource was discovered.
What is gold?
A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
What is isthmus?
The Central highlands are located in the ____ __ ____.
What is the Ring of Fire?
The most densely populated level on the elevation scale.
What is Tierra Templada?
Their arts often reflect this.
What is ancient heritage?
Natural resources extracted or used throughout Central America include these five things.
What is nickel, iron ore, fish, timber, and petroleum?