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| isthmus | A narrow strip of land connecting two larger bodies of land. |
| archipelago | A large group of islands. |
| Greater Antilles | The four large islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico. |
| Lesser Antilles | The smaller islands stretching from the Virgin Islands to Trinidad and Tobago. |
| could forest | A moist, high-elevation tropical where low clouds are common. |
| ecotourism | The practice of using an area's natural environment to attract tourists. |
| civil war | A conflice between two or more groups within a country. |
| Panama Canal | A canal linking the Pacific, the Caribbean Sea, and the Atlantic. |
| dialect | A regional variety of a language. |
| commonwealth | A self-governing territory assiciated wtih another country. |
| refugee | Someone who flees to another country, usually for political or economic reasons. |
| cooperative | An organization owned by its members and operated for their mutual benefit. |
