Central America/Caribbean
Chapter 9 Central America and the Caribbean Islands
Terms
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- dictator
- Someone who rules a country with total authority
- Lesser Antilles
- Extend from the Virgin Islands to Trinidad and Tobago
- Puerto Rico
- the easternmost island of the Greater Antilles
- Spanish
- Official lanaguage of every Central American nation except
- Tourism
- Most important industry in Central America and the Caribbean
- Haiti
- Poorest country in the America's.
- merengue
- National music and dance of the Dominican Republic.
- Bauxite
- Aluminum ore found in Jamaica
- Guatemala
- is the most populous country in Central America
- hurricanes
- Tropical storms that bring strong sinds, high seas, and heavy rains
- France
- Until 1804, Haiti was a colony of
- Jamaica
- Reggae music began in the country of
- Cuba
- Largest country in the Caribbean
- San Jose
- Capital located in Costa Rica's central highlands
- Plantains
- Many Small Haitian farms grow a type of bananas
- greater antilles
- Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Hispaniola
- Cloud Forest
- a high elevation, very wet tropical forest where low clouds are common
- Civil War
- Conflict between two or more groups within a nation
- Cacao
- small tree on which cocoa beans grow
- Nicaragua
- largest country in Central America
- cooperative
- Organization owned by and operated for its member's mutual benefit.
- Common Wealth
- a self-governing territory associated with another country.
- Archipelgo
- Large group of islands
- Guerilla
- fight as members of an armed band and take part in irregular warfare, such as raids.
- Refuges
- person who flees to another country,typically for political or economic resons.
- Ecotourism
- refers to using an area's natural environment to attracts tourists.