Central America and the Caribbean natural environments
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catwang16 on March 29, 2010
Subjects:
world geography, world geography preap
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the central america and caribbean section
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 central america is an ______linking North America and South America | isthmus |
| What bodies of water border Central America? | Pacific Ocean to the west, Caribbean Sea to the east |
| What are the two major groups in the West Indies? | Greater Antilles and Lesser antilles...stretch from Florida to Venezuela. |
| Greater Antilles include: | Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and Bahamas |
| Lesser Antilles include: | more than 20 small island countries |
| Some islands are ____ ____ and limestone | coral reefs |
| What type of latitudes and climates, winters and summers, does Central America have? | tropical latitudes, dryer winters, rainy summers |
| The interior has what kind of climate and how is it like? | cooler, highland climate, mountainous. |
| The pacific coast is often what? | rain shadow |
| What are the natural resources? | warm, sunny climate; millions of tourists 1. fertile soil especially in highland valleys. 2. fishing grounds, fish, lobsters, and shrimp. 3. gold, bauxite, nickel and oil |
| Natural disasters include | volcanoes, earthquakes, hurricanes |
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