Vocab
Planting young trees or seeds on lands where trees have been cut or destroyed
Reforestation
Name Central America’s largest freshwater lake
Lake nicaragua
Is Tierra Caliente hot or cold?
What do you call the dialects that blend languages?
Patois
Name one thing deforestation alters
Ecosystems, species (extinction), climate, levels of carbon dioxide
The action or process of forming or depositing sediment
Sedimentation
What is the elevation of the Tierra Caliente?
2,500 ft and lower
Is Tierra Fria hot or cold?
Cold
What dance and music styels are found in Central America and the Caribbean?
Salsa, Rumba, Wind and Percussion instruments, Jazz, African drums and dances
Name one natural resource extracted or used throughout Central America
Nickel, iron ore, fish, timber, petroleum, crude oil
Local form of a language used in a particular place or by a certain group
Dialect
What is the elevation of the Tierra Templada?
2,500 to 6,000 ft
What type of typical climate is in the Caribbean islands?
Tropical wet/dry
As mechanization increases, rural farmers and workers, or _____, leave and look for work in cities.
Campesinos
The natural richness of central America is evident in its diverse _____ and _____ life
Animal, plant
What narrow strip of land connects two larger land areas
Isthmus
What is the elevation of the Tierra Fria?
6,000 to 10,000 ft
What type of forests dominate Central america
Tropical rainforests
In Central America, about what percentage of the people are Roman Catholic? (5% range)
80%
Name one factor fish habitats are affected by
Water level, water velocity, availability of food and shelter from predators
Family ruled by a woman such as a mother, grandmother, or aunt
Matriarchal
What Tierra is known as “the frozen land?”
Tierra Helada
Deforestation
About what percent of Central America lives in highland cities and towns? (5% range)
74%
What might be one effect of the loss of biodiversity in Central America?
Soil erosion, reduced water quality/availability, climate change, loss of soil fertility