A | B |
trade winds | blow from the northeast in Middle America |
mestizo | person of mixed European and Indian ancestry |
Creole | people of Spanish ancestry born in the coloniesCosta Rica |
peon | poor, landless farmer of Mexico |
ejido | rural farming community in Mexico |
Middle America | Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean Islands |
Sierra Madre | mountains of Mexico |
Mesa Central | central plateau of Mexico |
rim of fire | earthquake and volcano area surrounding the Pacific Oceanhumid tropical |
humid tropical | climates of Middle America |
Tenochtitlan | capital of the Aztec empire |
Maya | ancient Indian civilization of Mexico and Guatemala |
Costa Rica | only Central American country with no army |
Mexico | Middle American country with a lot of manufacturing |
Pan American Highway | major north-south transportation linkage in Middle America |
Guatemala | Central American country with mainly Indian population |
Costa Rica | Central American country with mainly Spanish population |
Belize | Central American country with mainly Black population |
Panama Canal | important water linkage in Central America |
West Indies | name for the Caribbean Islands |
Haiti | Caribbean nation thet produces baseballs |
Cuba | only Communist country in the Caribbean |
Jamaica | known for bauxite mining and coffee |
sugar | most important crop in the Caribbean |
Hispaniola | contains Haiti and the Dominican Republic |