Physical Features
History
Culturally Speaking
State of Mind
Now-a-days
100
This is a narrow strip of land that connects larger land areas.
What is an isthmus?
100
In the early to mid-1900s, this foreign-owned company controlled most of the banana production in Central America.
What is the United Fruit Company?
100
The official language of most of Central American countries.
What is Spanish?
100
Two Central American countries with little land for agriculture.
What are Belize and Honduras?
100
Economic development in the region is limited due to these seasonal, powerful vortexes.
What are hurricanes?
200
This island group lies in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Florida.
What are the Bahamas?
200
This country has a history of peace and stability.
What is Costa Rica?
200
The influence of the Roman Catholic Church in the region is evident by this celebration prior to the start of Lent.
What is Carnival?
200
This country is known for its rugged, mountainous terrain.
What is Honduras?
200
When rain forests are exported they are sent as this.
What is timber?
300
This is the name for a large group of islands.
What is an archipelago?
300
The reason most Caribbean Indians died.
What is disease?
300
The term is used to define people of mixed ancestry in the Caribbean and Central America.
What are mestizos?
300
The poorest country in the Americas.
What is Haiti?
300
In Central America, people of African descent most often live in this region.
What is along the Caribbean coast?
400
Earthquakes in the region are caused by this.
What are tectonic plates?
400
The first slave revolt in this country sparked ideas of independence throughout other islands.
What is Haiti?
400
Belize stimulates their economy in this way by taking advantage of their coral reefs, Mayan ruins, and resorts.
What is ecotourism?
400
The United States completed construction on this passage in 1914.
What is the Panama Canal?
500
Changes in the seasons are marked by this recycled H2O.
What is rainfall?
500
Due to civil war and touch economic times, many people have come to the United States claiming this status.
What is a refugee?
500
These people kept control of most of the property in the region.
What are wealthy plantation owners?
500
An organization owned by its members and operated for their mutual benefit.
What is a cooperative?
500
This U.S. commonwealth is a small but culturally strong island.
What is Puerto Rico?
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