Geography
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- islands of the Caribbean Sea
- West Indies
- lowlands along the west coast of Central America
- Pacific Lowlands
- fierce storms with winds of more than 74 miles per hour
- hurricanes
- percentate of people who can read and write
- literacy rate
- group of islands
- archipelago
- lowlands along the east coast of Central America
- Caribbean Lowlands
- strong government control of the society and the economy
- communism
- where goods can be bought from other countries without paying extra taxes
- free trade zone
- people who travel to other countries to enjoy natural wonders
- eco-tourists
- occupies the western side of Hispaniola
- Haiti
- body of water bordering Central America's east coast
- Caribbean Sea
- water passageway connecting the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans
- Panama Canal
- large commercial fars that grow crops for sale
- plantations
- chain of volcanic mountains in Central America
- Central Highlands
- topmost layer of the rain forest that shades the forest floor
- canopy
- farms owned and operated by the government
- cooperatives
- narrow piece of land that links two larger areas of land
- isthmus
- a partly self-governing territory
- commonwealth
- overseas settlements
- colonies