| A | B |
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| Key nations of the Caribbean | Cuba, Puerto Rico, Haiti and Panama |
| Central America | between South America and Mexico |
| Seven countries | Central America |
| Cuba | lies off the southern tip of Florida |
| Carebbean Sea | touches Central America |
| Central America touches | Pacific Ocean |
| Honduras | Tegucigalpa capital |
| Puerto Rico | San Juan capital |
| Haiti | port-au-Prince capital |
| Havana capital | Cuba |
| Archipelago | a chain of islands |
| Mainland | a large area of land that is not an island |
| Rimland | the land, often islands and coastal plains, around the edge of an area |
| Cash crop | a crop raised to be sold by those who grow it |
| Dormant | not active |
| Geothermal | heat from inside the Earth |
| Atoll | a chain of islands made up of coil |
| Navigable | a body of water deep and wide enough for ships to sail on |
| Hurricane | a tropical storm with strong winds, heavy rainfall and huge waves |
| Mulatto | a person whose ancesors are African and European |
| Slave | a person who is held against his or her will and forced to work free |
| Voodoo | a religion that believes that good and evil spirits influence a person's daily life |
| Creole | a mixture of French and African languages |
| Civil War | a war fought between people from the same country |
| Communism | a government system in which there is no private property |
| Subsistence farming | growing crops mainly to meet the needs of one family |
| Overdevelopment | building an area too quickly, without paying attention to the harmful effects |
| Cuba is part of | Greater Antilles |
| Haciendas | large, self-sufficient farms |
| Plantations | farms that grow only one crop |
| Central American mainland | has high mountains |
| Most Caribbean islands are | mountain tops |
| Highland climate | most people in Central America live in |
| Spain | most strongly influences Central America |
| African were brought to the Caribbean | as slaves |
| Creole | mixture of French and African languages |
| Puerto Rico is | a territory of the U.S. |
| Christianity | main religion of area of Central America |
| Panama Canal | a waterway made by people |
| Main natural resources | forest, good weather, sunshine and beaches |
