Geography
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| isthmus | A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas.
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| ecotourism | A way visiting natural areas that conserves the natural resources, or habitat.
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| archipelago | A chain of islands between the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
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| civil war | A conflict between two or more groups within a country.
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| Panama Canal | Provides a water route connecting the Atlantic & Pacific Oceans.
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| cloud forest | A moist, high-elevation tropical forest where low clouds are common.
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| dialect | A regional variety of a language.
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| commonwealth | A nation that governs itself, but is part of a larger country.
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| refugee | Someone who flees to another country, usually for political or economic reasons.
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| Havana | The capital of Cuba.
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| cooperative | An organization owned by its members and operated for their mutual benefit.
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| Caribbean Sea | An arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America.
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| Greater Antilles | An island group in the Caribbean that includes Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico.
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| Lesser Antilles | A group of small islands in the Caribbean; they stretch from the Virgin Islands in the north to Trinidad in the south.
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| coastal plains | Lowlands next to the seacoast.
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| rain forest | Heavily wooded forests that may receive more than 100 inches of rain per year.
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| tectonic plates | A section of Earth's crust that floats on Earth's mantle.
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| deforestation | The practice of cutting down forests for crops or urban use.
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| extinction | The dying out of a species or type of living thing.
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| cash crops | Crops for profit.
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| triangular trade | Trade among 3 continents: the Americas, Europe & Africa
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| harbors | Places where ships could land protected from the open seas.
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| dictators | A ruler with complete control.
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| provinces | Smaller parts of a larger nation.
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| scarcity | A shortage of something.
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