Section 1
______ is in the Middle of South America and North. Seven countries make this region.
Central America
What Country is in the Atlantic ocean that lies southeast from Florida and has nearly 700 islands and coral reefs.
Bahamas
What was the civilization that built pyramids and temples around the year AD 250.
Maya
In the early to mid-1900s, one landowner in particular controlled most of the banana production in central America and created the____.
United Fruit Company
What is the Mountainous region in Central America called.
Honduras
South America is a _____. A _____ is a narrow strip of land that connects two lands together.
Isthmus
Millions of years ago, the Caribbean islands were all together, but were moved by ______ ______ over time by volcanoes.
Tectonic Plates
In what year did the Spanish colonies of Central America declare independence from Spain?
1821
What is the bean that grows in Central America that is the base for the most well know sweet in the world.
Cacao
When the Europeans came to Central America, they bought many slaves to work on plantations. This started a _______.
Civil War
Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama are all the _______ _____
Caribbean Islands
What is the type of forest that is very moist, has low elevation, and the clouds being low is very common.
Cloud Forest
United Provinces of Central America
What did Costa Rica, The Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua sign in 2005 called the________.
Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA)
What is the country were a few rich people live and own most t of the good land for farming while most people live in poverty.
El Salvador
Large groups of Islands
Archipelago
What is the natural disaster that is very common in the Caribbean islands that causes floods, violent winds, damage, and loses of lives.
Hurricanes
In what year did the countries of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala, separated from each other?
1838 to 1839
What is the most popular country in the Central Region.
Guatemala
What is the country that has been rebuilding g since a civil war in 1979.
Nicaragua
Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Cuba, and Hispaniola are all known as the _______ ________
Greater Antilles
________ is very profitable in Caribbean islands. Coffee, bananas, sugarcane, and cotton can be easily grown and are major crops.
Agriculture
Panama remained part of Columbia until the year.
1903
Which country has the smallest population in Central America.
Belize
What is the country that has had a history of peace.
Costa Rica
What is smaller than the Greater Antilles and stretches from the Virgin Islands to Trinidad and Tobago.
Lesser Antilles
The Caribbean islands rely on this to make their exports. Unfortunately, ______ resources are scarce in the region.
Energy
In what year did Belize gain independence from Britain?
1981
What is the practice of using an area’s natural environment to attract tourist.
Ecotourism
what is the canal that connects the Pacific Ocean, the Caribbean Sea ,and the Atlantic ocean together.
Panama Canal