| 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 |
