Physical Features
Name That Country
Climate
Key Terms
Vegetation
100
Who finished building the Panama Canal?
•The Panama Canal was finished by the US in 1914 after supporting a rebellion to make Panama an independent nation.
US gave up control of the canal in 1999.
100
Name that Country!
Costa Rica
100
What is a savanna?
A grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees.
100
What is a Cloud Forest?
A cloud forest is a moist, high elevation tropical forest where low clouds are common.
100
What are the name of these?
Plantain
200
What mountain range exists in Central America?
The Sierra Madre is a mountain range in Central America which stretches from the Southwest of Mexico, through Guatemala, El Salvador and parts of Honduras.
200
Name That Country :)
Nicaragua
200
Where would you find the warmer areas of Central America and the Caribbean?
Near the Equator/Farthest South
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200
What is an archipelago?
A large group of Islands.
200
Along the eastern coast of Central America, there are dense ______ that contain thousands of species of plants and animals.
Rainforests
300
Which of these countries are NOT a part of Central America?
Costa Rica - Honduras - Argentina - Panama
Argentina 
300
This country has the 2nd Largest Reef in the World
In the reef, there are over 1400 different plants and animals
Belize
300
What is the average temperature in the Caribbean?
81 degrees
300
What is an isthmus?
A narrow strip of land connecting two areas.
300
Can you name this fruit?
Guava
400
How tall is Timm's Hill?
(Within 100 feet)
1951 Feet
400
What country has Volcan Tajumulco on it?
Guatemala
400
For a hurricane to start to form, they need to be in tropical waters that are at least what temperature?
80 degrees
400
Daily Double!!!
The Inca's began as a small tribe in the Andes. Their capital was called _______?
Cuzco
400
Boniato is the Spanish word for?
Sweet Potatoes
500
It takes how much time to cross the Panama Canal by ship?
8 hours
500
This country is the SECOND most populous country in Central America
Hondurus
500
Located in the Costa Rica Cloud Forest Reserve, there are 2,500 species of plants, 420 of which are orchids and tens of thousands of insects. How many species of moth exists in the Reserve?
5000
500
What is a stratovolcano?
Large, steep mountain, built up by layers of ash, lava and cinders.
500
What is the average temperature of Wisconsin
56 degrees