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This is an export of rain forest in the region.
What is... Timber
100
These two Central American countries have little land for agriculture.
What are Belize and Honduras
100
This island group lies in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Florida.
What is the Bahamas
100
Economic development of the region is limited because of this.
What is... it has few energy resources
100
This is a large group of islands.
What is... an Archipelago
200
This is the official language in most Central American countries.
What is... Spanish
200
Puerto Rico was a Spanish Colony, today it is this.
What is... a U.S. commonwealth
200
This is where cloud forests are found.
Where is... in Highland Regions
200
These people continued to run the countries of Central America and their economies after independence.
Who are... Wealthy Landowners
200
This is a narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas.
What is... an Isthmus
300
Some traditional foods in Central America are the same in this country.
What is... Mexico
300
This is what marks the change of seasons in most of Central America and the Caribbean.
What is Rainfall
300
This country has a history of peace and stability.
What is Costa Rica
300
This is the year the United States finished building the Panama Canal.
When is... 1914
300
This a regional variety of a language.
What is... Dialect
400
This is what most Caribbean Indians died from.
What is... Disease
400
This fruit crop was very important to the economies of many Central American countries.
What is... Bananas
400
Ideas of independence in the Americas were sparked by a slave revolt in this country.
What is Haiti.
400
This is why most people in El Salvador live in poverty
What is... A few rich people own the lands
400
This is the practice of using an area's natural environment to attract tourists.
What is... Ecotourism
500
In Central America, people of African descent most often live in this area.
What is... Along the Caribbean Coast
500
This is an organization owned by its members and operated for their benefit
What is... a Cooperative
500
This is the poorest country in the Americas.
What is Haiti
500
This is when the United Fruit Company controlled most of the banana production.
When is... The early to mid-1900's
500
This is a self-governing territory associated with another country.
What is... a Commonwealth
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