Central America and the Caribbean Flashcards
(45 cards)
Physical features make up much of central Mexico
Beaches and lowlands
Isthmus
A narrow strip of a land
What early culture in Mexico did Spanish conquer
Aztec
Where are Mexico’s fastest-growing industrial centers
On the Yucatan Peninsula
What language do most people in central America speak
Spanish
It is a variety of a language
Dialect
It is an organization owned by its memebers an operated for their mutual benefit.
Cooperative
What is the capital of Mexico
Mexico city
What language is spoken in Haiti
Creole French
Archipelago
Large group of islands
Cloud forest
Is a moist high elevation tropical forest where low clouds
The central America and the caribbean islands are generally
Sunny and warm
Its separate the caribbean coastal plains
Mountains and volcanoes
The two islands groups in the Caribbean
Greater Antilles and Lesser Antilles
Greater Antilles
The four large islands
- Cuba
- Jamaica
- Hispaniola
- Puerto Rico
Lesser Antilles
Smaller islands
The resources of the Central America and the Caribbean
Land and climate
In some countries spoken
Native Indian
Civil War
Is a conflict between two or more groups
Commonwealth
Territory associated witj another country
Refugee
Is someone who flees to another country
Cooperative
Is an organization owned by its members are and operated
Haiti
Port et prince
Cuba
Havana
