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ch 5 section 1
Central America & the Caribbean Geography
Question | Answer |
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isthmus | narrow strip connecting two large land areas |
coastal plains | lowlands next to the seacoast |
rain forest | heavily wooded forests that may received more than 100 inches of rain per year |
archipelago | chain of islands |
tectonic plate | part of Earth's crust |
seismic activity | Earth's plates slowly continue to move, crashing into or sliding over or under each other. |
critical | extremely important |
ecosystem | a place where plants and animals rely on the environment to survive. |
deforestation | forest loss, cutting down trees, clearing the land |
fertile | able to produce plentiful crops |
Tourism | travel industry - people visiting an area will bring income to the region |
extinction | dying out completely |
poachers | people who hunt or fish illegally |