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