flat, swampy coastal plain; low mountains in south
What is Belize
100
has only a short Pacific coast but long Caribbean shoreline, including the virtually uninhabited eastern Mosquito Coast
What is Honduras
100
flat land area adjacent to a stream with a lot of sediment, prone to flooding
What is alluvial plains
100
extensive Atlantic coastal plains rising to central interior mountains; narrow Pacific coastal plain interrupted by volcanoes
What is the terrain of Nicaragua
200
Honduras
What is Tegucigalpa
200
coastal plains separated by rugged mountains including over 100 volcanic cones, of which several are major volcanoes
What is Costa Rica
200
only country in Central America without a coastline on teh North Pacific Ocean
What is Belize
200
interior mostly steep, rugged mountains and dissected, upland plains; coastal areas largely plains and rolling hills
What is the terrain of Panama
300
Nicaragua
What is Managua
300
mostly mountains with narrow coastal; belt and central plateau
What is El Salvador
300
four volcanoes, two of them active, rise near the capital of San Jose in the center of the country; one of the volcanoes, Irazu, erupted destructively
What is Costa Rica
300
largest country in central america; contains the largest freshwater body in central american, Lago de Nicaragua
What is Nicaragua
400
Costa Rica
What is San Jose
400
mostly mountains with narrow coastal plains and rolling limestone plateau
What is Guatemala
400
smallest central american country and only one without a coastline on Caribbean Sea
What is El Salvador
400
strategic location on eastern end of isthmus forming land bridge connecting north and south america; controls Panama Canal that links North Atlantic ocean via caribbean Sea with north pacific ocean