Central America and the Caribbean Flashcards
Archipelago
A large group of islands
Cloud Forest
A moist, high-elevation tropical forest where low clouds are common
Ecotourism
The practice of using an area’s natural environment to attract tourists
Civil War
A conflict between two or more groups within a country
Dialect
A regional variety of a language
Commonwealth
A self-governing territory associated with another country
Refugee
Someone who flees to another country, usually for political or economic reasons
Cooperative
An organization owned by its members and operated for their mutual benefits
Seven Countries that make up Central America
Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Bodies of Water Surrounding Central America
Pacific Ocean, and the Caribbean Sea
What separates the Pacific and the Caribbean Costal Plains?
A chain of mountains and volcanoes
What makes travel difficult in Central America?
The ruggedness of the land and the lack of good water routes in the region
What are on the tips of the Caribbean Islands?
From the Southern tip of Florida to Northern South America
What divides the Caribbean Sea from the Atlantic Ocean?
The Caribbean Islands
What are the two main island groups of the Caribbean?
Greater Antilles, and the Lesser Antilles.
What four large islands make up the Greater Antilles?
Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico
Where are the Lesser Antilles located?
They stretch from the Virgin Islands Trinidad and Tobago
What is the third smaller group of the Caribbean called?
The Bahamas
Where are the Bahamas located?
In the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Florida
How many islands and reefs does the Bahamas include?
Nearly 700 islands and thousands of reefs
Isthmus
A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas
