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Belize

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Belmopan

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El Salvador

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San Salvador

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Guatemala

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Guatemala City

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Honduras

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Tegucigalpa

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Nicaragua

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Managua

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Costa Rica

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San José

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Panama

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Panama City

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Cuba

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Havana

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Bahamas

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Nassau

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Haití

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Port ou Prince

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Jamaica

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Kingston

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Domonican Republic

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Santo Domingo

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St.Kitt’s and Nevis

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Basseterre

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Antigua and Barbuda

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Saint John

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Dominica

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Roseau

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Barbados

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Bridgetown

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St.Lucia

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Castries

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St.Vincent and the Grenedines

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Kingstown

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Grenada

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Saint George

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Trinidad and Tobago

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Port of Spain

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Puerto Rico

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San Juan

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Large group of Islands:

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Archipelago

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Or a narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas:

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Isthmus

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When do hurricanes threaten the Caribbean?

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June and November

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Is a moist, highelevation tropical forest where low cloud’s are common:

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Cloud forest

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What helps to enrich the region’s soil?

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Volcanic ash

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Main islands groups:

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Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Bahamas.

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The climate of Central America and the Caribbean Ocean:

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Sunny and warm

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Name some natural resources of Central America and the Caribbean Ocean:

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Land, sugarcane, coffee, cotton, climate, bananas.

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Economic activities of Central America and the Caribbean Ocean:

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Agriculture,Tourism.

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Mexico’s cultural regions:

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Northern Mexico, Southern Mexico, Central Mexico, Greater Mexico.

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State of Northern Mexico:

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Nuevo León

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State of Southern Mexico:

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Oaxaca

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State of Central Mexico:

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Zacatecas

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State of Greater Mexico:

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Puebla

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How many states do Mexico have?

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31 states and 1 District Federal

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Which state is larger in Mexico?

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Chihuahua

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Which six Mexican states share border with U.S.A.?

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Chihuahua, Tamaulipas, Baja California North, Coahuila, N.L. and Sonora.

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What language is spoke in Haiti?

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Creole French

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It is a self-governing territory associated with another country:

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Commonwealth

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It is an organization owned by its members and operated for their mutual benefit:

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Cooperative

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It is a variety of a language:

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Dialect

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Where are Mexico’s fastest growing industrial centers?

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Along the U.S

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What early culture in Mexico did the Spanish conquer:

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Aztec

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What physical features make up much of Central America?

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Plateaus and mountains

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Is someone who flees to another country, usually for,political or economic reasons:

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Refugee

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Who colonize the Caribbean Islands?

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European countries

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Colombia:

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Bogota

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Venezuela:

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Caracas

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Guyana

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Georgetown

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French guayana:

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Cayena

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Surinam:

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Paramaribo

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Said the 6 physical features of the Caribbean South America:

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Angel falls 
Andes
Orinoco River 
Llanos
Pico Cristobal Colon
Guiana Highlands
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What major river runs to Venezuela?

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Orinoco River

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How is the elevation of Colombia different from the rest of the Caribbean South America?

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Is higher elevation because of the Andes mountains

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Brazil:

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Brasilia

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Paraguay

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Asuncion

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Uruguay

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Montevideo

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Argentina

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Buenos Aires

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Said the 10 physical features of Atlantic South America

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Amazon Basin
Amazon River 
Mt.Aconcagua
Iguazú falls
Gran Chaco
Paraguay River
Uruguay River
Patagonia
Rio de la Plata
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A mountain system made up of roughly parallel ranges:

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Cordillera

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Members of an irregular military force:

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Guerrillas

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Venezuelan Cowboys:

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Llaneros

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Is a group of workers stopping work until their demands are met:

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Strike

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Recall vote

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Referendum

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Is a partially enclosed body of water where freshwater mixes with salty seawater:

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Estuary

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What resources does the rain forest provide?

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Food, wood, rubber and plants for medicines

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How long is the Amazon River?

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4,000 miles long

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What is the Rio de la Plata?

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An estuary

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What are the main climates in Atlantic South America?

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Cool climates and highlands areas give way to tropical.

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Who were the first people to live in Brazil?

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Indians

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What Brazil’s official language?

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Portuguese

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A religion that combines beliefs and practices of African and Indian religions with Christianity:

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Macumba

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Giant urban area that includes surrounding cities and suburbs:

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Megacity

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Huge slums

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Favelas

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Argentine Cowboys:

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Gauchos

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An organization that promotes trade and economic cooperation among the Southern and eastern countries of South America:

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Mercosur

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What kind of governments did Argentina have in the 1900s?

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Dictators and military

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Is a part of the economy based on odd jobs that people perform without government regulation through taxes:

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Informal economy

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With which countries does Paraguay share a border?

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Bolivia, Brazil and Argentina

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Means completely surrounded by land with no direct access to the ocean:

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Landlocked

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What languages are spoken in Paraguay?

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Spanish and Guarani, and Indian language.

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The soil is infertile because it has lost nutrients needed by plants:

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Soil exhaustion

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