Vocabulary
The word meaning a narrow strip of land with water on both sides that connects two larger bodies of land
isthmus
Which country is number 1 on the map?
Belize
How many countries occupy the land in Central America stretching from Mexico to Colombia?
7
How many islands make up the Caribbean?
three
The word to describe sides facing away from the wind
leeward
Which country is number 2 on the map?
Guatemala
What three major landform regions make up Central America?
Mountainous Core
The Caribbean Lowlands
The Pacific Coastal Plain
Name one way the Caribbean islands were formed
Volcanoes
Coral Reefs
The word for armed forces created outside the regular army
guerrilla
Which country is number 3 on the map?
Honduras
Which country in Central America the largest European settlement today?
Costa Rica
Which three continents are most Caribbean people descended from?
Africa, Europe, and Asia
the name for an island formed by the skeletal remains of tiny sea animals and the sand and sediment piling on top of them.
coral island
Which country is number 4 on the map?
Which country is number 5 on the map?
4- El Salvador
5- Nicaragua
What is Central America's economy based on?
Agriculture (farming)
Name two ways the Caribbean islands make money
Agriculture and tourism
What is an archipelago?
A group of islands
Which country is number 6 on the map?
Which country is number 7 on the map?
6-Costa Rica
7-Panama
What is the most populous country in Central America?
Guatemala
Why do people move within and out of the Caribbean?
To find work
political conflict