Vocab
a small plot of land typically used for subsistence farming to grow food for a family
What is a Minifundia
largest lake
What is lake Nicaragua
•Pitch Lake in Trinidad, the world's largest natural deposit of what?
What is asphalt
Changed the way trade is done by cutting down the travel time
What is Panama Canal
one of the poorest nations in the Western Hemisphere.
What is Nicaragua
Cuba historically had ties to this former communist super power
What is the Soviet Union
the dialect of the common people of a region
What is Patois
This country has Central America's highest standard of living and largest European settlement
What is Costa Rica
The highest density of active volcanos in the world
What is Dominica
The Caribbean region is home to more than how many islands
What is 7000
a narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land.
What is Isthmus
Only Central American Country that doesnt have Spanish as its official language
What is Belieze
Birthplace of Reggae and the most churches per square mile
What is Jamaica
a large landed estate or ranch in ancient Rome or more recently in Spain or Latin America
What is a latifundia
3 major landform regions in Central America
What is Mountain Core, Caribbean Lowlands, Pacific Plains
3 groups of Islands in the Caribbean
What is Lesser Antilles, Greater Antilles, Bahamas
Crop which was introduced by Europeans and served as the basis for many Caribbean country's economies by bringing African slaves over to work on the plantations for this crop
What is sugarcane