Central America Flashcards by Pauline Tan

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Belize capital city

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Belmopan (BCV)

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Belize currency

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Belizean Dollar (BZD)

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Caye Caulker

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Belize

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Ambergris Cay

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Belize

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Altun Ha

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Belize

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El Salvador capital city

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San Salvador (SAL)

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Currency in El Salvador

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USD

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Costa Rica capital city

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San Jose (SJO)

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Costa Rica currency

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Colon (CRC)

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Monteverde Cloud Forest

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Costa Rica

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Arenal Volcano

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Costa Rica

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Volunteering in Tortuguero

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Costa Rica

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Guatemala capital city

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Guatemala City (GUA)

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Guatemala currency

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Quetzal (GTQ)

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Tajumulco

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Guatemala (volcano, highest point in C. America)

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Antigua

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Guatemala: Spanish colonial town

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Rio Dulce/Livingston

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Guatemala: African village life on the river

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Tikal

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Guatemala: first great Mayan city

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Quirique

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Guatemala: Stelae

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Tegucigalpa (TGU)

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Honduras capital city

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Honduras currency

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Lempira (HNL)

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Chichicastenango

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Honduras: Mayan handicraft market

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Copan

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Honduras: Mayan ruins, Ball Tournament

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Roatan Island / Bay Islands

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Honduras

Nicaragua capital city

Managua (MGA)

Besides Canadian passport, entry to Nicaragua:

Tourist card

Nicaragua currency

Cordoba (NIO)

Panama capital city

Panama city (PTY)

Panama currency

Balboa (PAB) = USD

Central America = N / S America?

North

People of Central America:

1. Mayan (native) 2. Mestizos (Spanish + native) 3. African (Garifuna) 4. Spanish + English

Religion of Central America

Roman Catholics

No. of vocalnoes

40

\_\_\_\_\_ connects C.America to S.America

Isthmus of Panama

Climate of Central America

Tropic

Two major lakes

Lake Nicaragua, Lake Managua

Crops

Banana, cacao, coffee

Natural resources

Gold, silver, timber

Natural disasters

Earthquakes, hurricane, landslides, flood

Construction of Panama Canal

1880 - 1914

2 major bodies of water Panama Canal connects

Caribbean Sea, Pacific Ocean

How many locks are there in Panama Canal

3 sets

How long is passage through Panama Canal

8 hours

Which river was dammed to create Gatun Lake

Chagres River

Why was Gaillard Cut necessary?

To cut up the hills (Continental Divide)