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the region formed by Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies
What is Middle America
The Indian tribe that built a powerful empire in Mexico
Who are the Aztecs
the largest lake in Central America
What is Lake Nicaragua
the country that is the home of the ancient Mayan city, Copan
What is Honduras
Capital of Mexico
What is Mexico City
the two large countries that form Anglo-America
What is Canada and the United States
the two mountain ranges that rim the Mexican Plateau
What is the Sierra Madre Occidental and the Sierra Madre Oriental
people who built the first great civilization of the Western Hemisphere
Who are the Maya Indians
the Central American country that is both the smallest and the most densely populated on the mainland
What i El Savador
Capital of Belize
What is Belmopan
the main religion in Latin America
What is Roman Catholicism
the precious metal that Mexico produces more of than any other country
What is silver
the major export crop of Central American countries
What is coffee
the peaceful Central American country whose name means "rich coast"
What is Costa Rica
Capital of Guatemala
What is Guatemala City
geography - location that has some of the most spectacular landforms in the Western Hemisphere
What is Middle America
the Spanish explorer who came to Mexico in 1519 looking for wealth
Who was Hernando Cortes
What were some of the achievements for which the Maya are known?
What is the practical written number system and advanced form of writing
this country links North and South America
What is Panama
Capital of Honduras
What is Tegucigalpa
geography - it is bounded on the north by the U.S., on the west & south by the Pacific Ocean, & on the east by the Atlantic Ocean
What is the Middle East
the most widely used Latin language, more than 250 million around the world speak this language
What is Spanish
These early American people created a 365 day calendar and a chart that predicts eclipses of the sun
Who are the May Indians
This canal was needed to ship from one side of the North and South Continents to the other
What is the Panama Canal
Capital of Nicaragua
What is Managua