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Question | Answer |
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What is an isthmus? | Narrow strip of land with water on both sides that connects two larger bodies of land. |
What seven countries are in the Panama Canal? | Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador,Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama |
What is the Mountainous Core? | Runs the length of Central America |
What is the crops that you can grow in the Mountainous Core? | The crops you grow is potatoes and barley |
What is the Caribbean lowlands weather like? | Tropical wet(hot and humid with heavy rainfall) |
Where is the Caribbean lowlands? | Easter side of Central America |
How much rain does the Caribbean lowlands have in a year? | More then 80 inches a year |
What is the largest lake in the Pacific Coastal Plain? | Lake Nicaragua is the largest lake in the Pacific Coastal Plain |
What is the same in the climate? | moist winds |
What does archipelago mean? | group of islands |
What is the difference in windward and leeward? | windward is the side the gets hit with different types of weather and leeward is the side that doesn't get hit at all |
Why do people migrate to another place? | To search for jobs, get more food, better house, better ways of living, be close to family, and better schools |
What are the three regions in Brazil? | Northern tropics, Andean countries, Southern grassland countries |
What is Guyana's official language? | English |
What is a mulattoes? | mixed African and other ancestry |
What type of economic activities are in the Guiana's? | Fishing, farming, manning |
What is bauxite? | a mineral used in making aluminum |
Who is Guyana's larger waster neighbor? | Venezuela |
What mountain towers over the Caribbean? | Andes Mountains |
Does Brazil have favelas? | Yes |
What is near the border of Brazil? | Tropical forest |
What does Ilanos mean? | It means plains |
Is Venezuela dependent on varied climates or elevation? | elevation |
What is the largest water fall in Venezuela? | Angel Falls |
Why do people migrate to another place? | To search for jobs, get food, houses, better ways of living, family, and better schools |