CENTRAL AMERICA/CARIBBEAN

ISTHMUS

• A strip of land that connects
• to large countries which is
• what Central America is.

ISLANDS

• Small peices of land that
• sticks out of the ocean.
• The Caribbean is made
• up of islands.

GREATER ANTILLES

• The bigger group of
• islands that make up the
• Caribbean.

LESSER ANTILLES

• The smaller group of
• islands that form the
• Caribbean.

TROPICAL

• The climate of Central
• America and the
• Caribbean.

HURRICANE

• A force of weather that
• is frequent in Central
• America and the
• Caribbean.

RAIN FOREST

• Central America and the
• Caribbean are made
• up almost entirely of
• Rain Forests.

MAYA

• The group of natives
• that were first on Central
• America.

ARAWAKS AND CARIBS

• The group natives first
• on the Caribbean
• islands.

TRIANGULAR TRADE

• The trade between Africa,
• Europe, and the
• Caribbean. The Caribbean
• farmed sugar and made
• rum.

SLAVERY

• During the triangular trade
• slaves from Africa were
• brought to the Caribbean
• to work for them.

DICTAOR

• A communist leader
• that controls a country.
• Central America and the
• Caribbean were
• controlled by a dictator.

STEEL DRUMS

• A type of drum used in
• Central America and
• the Caribbean.

POVERTY

• All the countries in
• CA and the Caribbean
• have lots of poverty.

ROMAN CATHOLIC

• The main religion of
• CA and the Caribbean.

TOURISM

• What CA and the
• Caribbean depend on
• for money.

EAST CARIBBEAN DOLLAR

• The type of money used
• in the East Caribbean.

PANAMA CANAL

• The canal that goes
• through Panama making
• a quicker route for boats.