| A | B |
|---|
| eco-tourists | people who travel to other countries to enjoy natural resources |
| literacy rate | percentage of people who can read and write |
| canopy | topmost layer of the rain forest that shades the forest floor |
| isthmus | narrow piece of land that links two larger areas of land |
| hurricanes | fierce storms with high winds |
| country that Central American gained independence from | Spain |
| climate of Central America | tropical |
| Central Highlands of Central America | a range of volcanic mountains |
| Central America's most heavily populated country | Guatemala |
| crops grown on plantations in Central America | sugarcane, bananas, coffee, and cotton |
