C8: Central America
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- A sun-dried brick made of mud and straw.
- What is an Adobe? p.104
- Deeply respected and usually having religious meaning.
- What is Sacred? p. 105
- A soldier who fights outside a regular army, often against a government.
- What is a Guerrilla? p. 105
- Any dense forest that grows in a warm, moist area; a tropical _______ _______ is near the equator.
- What is a Rain Forest? p.107
- A crop grown to be sold; a cash crop usually provides a farmer's or landowner's main source of income. Ex. cotton, tobacco, soybeans, et.al.
- What is a Cash Crop? p.107
- A leader with who rules with complete power. Ex. Adolf Hitler, Fidel Castro
- What is a Dictator? p. 109
- A rebel fighting the Sandinista government in Nicaraqua.
- What is a Contra? p. 109
- An international organization whose purpose is to keep peace between nations.
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What is the United Nations?
p.110 - The only Central American country which was settled by England, not Spain. Its capital is Belmopan. Borders Quatemala in west & Mexico in north on the Caribbean Sea. Descendants of the Mayans(60%)& African slaves (40%)live make up population.
- What is Belize? p.103
- A C.A. country between Mexico (N)& Belize(E), Honduras (SE)& El Salvador(S). Nearly 50% of population is pure-blooded American Indians w/ 40% ladinos or mestizos.
- What is Guatemala? p. 102.
- A country in C.A. which is poor and has history of military rule. Capital is Tegucigalpa. Borders Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, the Pacific & Caribbean.
- What is Honduras? p. 102
- The smallest most densly populated C.A. country. Borders Guatemala, Honduras,& Pacific. Capital is San Salvador.
- What is El Salvador? p. 102.
- The largest C.A. country, about the size of New York state. Borders Honduras (N), Costa Rica (S), Pacific (W) & Caribbean Sea (E). Capital is Managua.
- What is Nicaragua? p. 102
- A C.A. country with stable government, generally peaceful needing no army. Capital is San Jose and borders Nicaragua (N), Panama (SE), Pacific (W) & Caribbean (E)
- What is Costa Rica? p. 102.
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A C.A. country occupying the thinnest part of Isthmus. The U.S.A. built the _______ Canal across its land after assisting a rebellion to take over the government under Pres. Teddy Roosevelt.
Connects Atlantic & Pacific Oceans via canals, locks, - What is Panama? p. 103.