Middle America - Central America Flashcards
What is an Isthmus?
An Isthmus is a land feature that is surrounded on two sides by water.
What is Central America?
A very large, mountainous region that connects Mexico and South America. It is a large Isthmus.
What is the main Economic Activity of Central America?
Plantation agriculture (coffee, bananas, etcetera).
What is the Genetic Boundary of Costa Rica?
A boundary in Costa Rica in Central America where the biomes of North America and South America meet.
What is Lake Nicaragua?
A lake in Nicaragua that used to be a part of the ocean. It is now a fresh water lake. It became a lake after an earthquake.
What is the Panama Canal?
A canal going through Central America that greatly shortens the time for ship travel.
What is Belize?
Belize is a country in Central America that is a former English colony. It’s population is mostly black African.
Lake Nicaragua was formed when an earthquake ________.
Isolated part of the ocean.
