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VOCABULARY
THE COUNTRIES OF CENTRAL AMERICA
VOLCANOS
THE MAYA
MAKING A LIVING
100
A Sun-dried brick made of mud and straw
What is an ADOBE?
100
7
How many countries in Central America?
100
Central America is dotted with these like Mexico.
What is a volcano?
100
This group of natives lived in parts of Mexico and Central America.
What is the Maya?
100
The effects of cutting down the rain forest in Central America.
What is the loss of the world's oxygen and death of animals?
200
Deeply respected and usually having religious meaning
What is SACRED?
200
A strip of land connecting Mexico to South America
What is Central America?
200
Even though I am a volcano, I do not erupt anymore.
What is DORMANT?
200
They built these in Belize, Honduras, and Guatemala.
What are temple-cities?
200
What type of living do some people make near some coastal areas?
What is fishing including shrimp?
300
a soldier who fights outside the regular army, often against the government
What is a guerilla soldier?
300
300 years
How many years was Central America A colony of Spain?
300
I am very fertile near the volcano.
What is soil?
300
The Maya had an alphabet. TRUE OR FALSE
What is FALSE?
300
What is the main source of work?
What is agriculture?
400
A crop which is grown to be sold
What is a cash crop?
400
A Mix of Spanish and Native blood
What is a MESTIZO?
400
I am valuable and inside the rocks shooting out of the volcano
What is gold, silver, copper, and even sulfur?
400
Who are the modern Maya?
Who are the Quiche?
400
12,000 miles
What is the distance AVOIDED by going through the Panama Canal?
500
A leader who rules with complete power. (i.e. Anastasio Somoza)
What is a DICTATOR?
500
The only country in Central America that has a stable government
What is Costa Rica?
500
Water turned to steam which can be used for power.
What is GEOTHERMAL POWER?
500
A mix of Hebrew and Spanish who control most of Guatemala.
Who are the Ladino?
500
Bananas, sugar, cotton, and coffee.
What are the cash crops of Central America?