Central America Physical Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 5. a chain of Islands
  2. 6. a large country on the west coast of C.A
  3. 8. Rico, a country in C.A known for a strong tourism industry
  4. 9. birth place of Reggae music
  5. 12. a country in C.A with many Mayan ruin sites
  6. 15. the island that houses Haiti and the Dominican Republic
  7. 16. Canal, an artificial waterway opened in 1914 that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
  8. 18. widely believed to be the place Christopher Columbus landed when 'discovering' the America's for Spain, made up of over 700 islands
Down
  1. 1. the smallest country in C.A
  2. 2. island in the Caribbean with much political and economic instability
  3. 3. are characterized by lush vegetation, abundant rain, and year-round warmth
  4. 4. a small country in the middle of C.A neighboring both the Caribbean sea and the Pacific ocean
  5. 7. Plain, a broad lowland with many excellent harbors
  6. 10. a narrow strip of land that connects 2 larger pieces of land that separates 2 bodies of water
  7. 11. the most well known country in C.A and home to the Panama canal
  8. 13. Salvador, a small country on the west coast of C.A
  9. 14. Rica, a small country in the middle of C.A
  10. 17. Virgin Islands, territory sold to the US in 1916