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Tierra Fria
Cold Land
This encircles the pacific ocean where a lot of volcanoes and earthquakes occur.
The Ring of Fire
This country is a commonwealth of the United States.
Puerto Rico
This is man-made waterway through Central America made trade routes a lot faster.
Panama Canal
This is a narrow strip of land that connect two larger land masses.
Isthmus
Tierra Calienta
Hot Land
Volcanoes that will never erupt again are called this.
Extinct
This country was owned by Britain.
Belize
Many Central American Countries rely on this for cash.
Cash Crop
Name one body of water that borders Central America and Mexico.
Pacific Ocean
Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
Tierra Templata
Temperate Land
Mitch, Katrina, Andrew, and Sandy
Hurricanes
This is one of the poorest countries in Central America.
Haiti
This is traded and used to make aluminum.
Bauxite
The smaller cluster of Caribbean Islands are known as this.
The Lesser Antilles
Big River
Rio Grande
Earthquakes in the ocean can cause this threat to surrounding countries.
Tsunami
The Bahamas have over this many islands.
3,000
This main trade route from America to Europe to Africa and back was known as this.
The Columbian Exchange
This is the most important lake in Central America.
Lake Nicaragua
Spanish Conquerors
Conquistadors
Volcanoes that are "sleeping" that COULD erupt again are called this.
Dormant
These two countries have a very strong economy.
Trinidad & Tobago
NAFTA stands for this.
North American Free Trade Agreement
Mexico has two main peninsulas. Name 1.
Baja California
The Yucatan Peninsula