Physical Geography
The four large islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico make up the...
Greater Antilles
What is the official language in most Central American countries?
Spanish
Most Caribbean Indians died from
disease
A conflict between two or more groups within a country
civil war
A regional variety of a language
dialect
Many smaller islands that stretch from the Virgin Islands to Trinidad and Tobago are called...
Lesser Antilles
Which Central American country has a history of peace and stability?
Costa Rica
How many independent Caribbean islands are there?
13
A large group of islands
archipelago
An export of rainforests in the region in
timber
Which island group lies in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Florida?
Bahamas
Two Central American countries with little land for agriculture are
Belize and Honduras
Puerto Rico was a Spanish colony, but today it is
a US commonwealth
A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas
isthmus
Some traditional foods in Central America are the same as in....
Mexico
From summer to fall what is a threat to the region
hurricanes
Economic development of the region is limited because....
it has very few energy resources
The poorest country in the Americas is
Haiti
cooperative
Cloud forests are found...
in highland regions
What enriches the soil in this region?
Volcanic ash
Where in Central America do people of African descent most often live?
along the Caribbean coast
Ideas of independence in the Americas were sparked by a slave revolt in
Haiti
A self-governing territory associated with another country
commonwealth
The practice of using an area's natural environment to attract tourists
ecotourism