factors within a population that reduce the ability of an environment to support the population, resulting in migration

a former federation that included the present-day countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua

a dialect used in everyday speech that blends elements of several languages

a large agricultural estate owned by a family or corporation in Latin America

a transportation route opened in 1914 and once controlled by the United States

a narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas

the action or process of forming or depositing eroded material

a country that won its independence in 1804, following a revolt led by Francois Toussaint-Louverture

a small farm that produces food chiefly for family consumption in Latin America

a group or a chain of islands

the transfer of plants, animals, people, and diseases that began when Europeans arrived in the Western Hemisphere

Because they have a great variety of species of plants and animals that are threatened with

destruction, Costa Rica and Panama are considered _________________________ hotspots.

The islands of the Caribbean typically have a _________________________ climate.

Because of its location on the Ring of Fire, much of Central America is

Which vertical climate zone is a hot temperature zone where bananas and sugarcane are grown?

Which of the following are two leading causes of deforestation in Central America?

Many small islands in the Caribbean have been used for intensive plantation agriculture for

centuries. What problem has this caused today?

Why does the location of many shantytowns in Central America and the Caribbean pose dangers to their residents?

One method of reducing the damage to the rain forests of Central America is to enact laws requiring _________________________ of land that has been cleared.

PRODESEC (Economic Development Program for the Dry Region of Nicaragua) is a Nicaraguan plan to