Central America Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. Narrow body of land connecting a continent with a peninsula or another continent
  2. 5. An area of land surrounded by water
  3. 6. People who rule a country with complete authority
  4. 8. Organizations owned by their members and operated for their mutual benefit
  5. 10. A large group of islands
  6. 13. A high-elevation, very wet tropical forest where low clouds are common
  7. 15. People who flee to another country, usually for economic or political reasons
  8. 16. A small tree on which cocoa beans grow
  9. 17. A self-governing territory associated with another country
Down
  1. 1. The practice of using an area’s natural environment to attract tourists
  2. 3. A type of banana used in cooking
  3. 4. A section of the earth’s lithosphere that is constantly moving in relation to other sections
  4. 7. A conflict between two or more groups within a country
  5. 8. A type of music with origins in Trinidad and Tobago
  6. 9. The most important aluminum ore
  7. 11. A spice used in Asian food
  8. 12. An armed person who takes part in irregular warfare, such as raids
  9. 14. The science or occupation of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock