Section 1
Is the land that connects North America and South America and is home to seven countries.
Central America
What is the Country that has nearly 700 islands and is southeast from Florida.
Bahamas
What was the civilization that built pyramids and temples around the year AD 250.
Maya
In the early to mid-1900s, one landowner in particular controlled most of the banana production in Central America and created the __________.
United Fruit Company
What is the mountains area of Central America called
Honduras
______ is a narrow piece of land that connects two bigger parts of land.
Isthmus
Millons of years ago, the Caribbbean islands were all together but were seperated by _______ created by Volcanoes.
Colliding Tectonic Plates
In what year did the Spanish colonies of Central America declare independence from Spain
1821
What is the bean that grows in Central America and is the base for the most well known sweet in the world.
Cacao
When Europeans came to Central Ameriaca, they bought many slaves to work on plantations. This started the________.
Civil War
Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniol, and Puerto Rico are all ______ _____.
Caribbean Islands
What is the name of the type of forest that is very moist, has low elevation, and clouds being close to the ground being very common.
Cloud Forest
Much of the region of Central America joined together in 1821 as the.
United Provinces of Central America
In 2005 Costa Rica, The Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua all signed a agreement called the____________.
Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA)
What is the country which has very few rich families own much of the best land while most people live in poverty.
El Salvador
What is the name for large islands lined up.
Archipelago
What is the name of the natural disaster that's formed from water, is common in the Caribbean islands, and causes much damage.
Hurricanes
In what year did the countries of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala separated from each other.
1838 to 1839
What is the most populous country in Central America.
Guatemala
What is the country that has been rebuilding from a civil war since 1979.
Nicaragua
What is the name of a group of islands that include, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico?
Greater Antilles
_______ is very profitable in Caribbean islands. Crops are main exports.
Agriculture
Panama remained part of Colombia until the year.
1903
What is the country with the smallest population in Central America.
Belize
What is the country in Central America that had a history of peace
Costa Rica
What is the name of a group of islands that are smaller than the greater Antilles.
Lesser Antilles
Exports in the Caribbeans require ______ unfortunately, ______ is scare in the region.
Energy
In what year did Belize gain independence from Britain.
1981
What is it called when you use an area's natural environment to attract tourists.
Ecotourism
What is the canal that has been a link to the Pacific Ocean, The Caribbean sea, and the Atlantic Ocean.
Panama Canal