Location
Central America is on the continent of_________
North America
The _____________ is a continent or part of a continent that is not an island.
Mainland
Spanish soldiers divided land into large farm called ________.
Haciendas
Dormant
The mountain areas of Central America have what kind of climate?
Highland Climate
A group of islands is called a __________
Archipelago
A ________ is the land, often islands and coastal plains, around the edge of an area.
Rimland
Haciendas were often almost _______________.
Self-sufficient
Electricity that is made from the heat of volcanoes is called what?
Geothermal
Most people in Mexico live in what kind of climate?
Tierra templada
Geographers often call the Greater and Lesser Antilles the_________
West Indies
The mainland of Central America includes it ________ countries.
Seven
What grew only one crop?
Plantations
Atolls
The Carribean lowlands have what kind of climate?
Tropical Climate
Crops grown only to be sold are called what?
Cash crops
Tiny sea animals that created the Atolls are called what?
Corals
Most Carribean islands also have what other kind of climate?
tropical savanna climates
Most of the Rivers in Central America are short and ________________.
not navigable