BY: BROOKE BADER

CENTRAL AMERICA IS AN ISTHMUS

THE BIGGER ISLANDS IN THE CARIBBEAN

THE SMALLER ISLANDS IN THE CARIBBEAN

IN THE CARINBEEANS, THE CLIMATE IS MOSTLY TROPICAL

THEY HAVE FREQUENT HURRICANES IN CARIBBEAN

THEY HAVE MANY RAIN FORESTS IN THE CARIBBEAN.

THE MAIN CULTURE IN CENTREL AMERICA IS MAYA

IN THE CARIBBEAN, THE ARAWAKS AND THE CARIBS WERE THE EARLY PEOPLE

TOBACCO, SUGAR CANE, RUM, MAN.GOODS, AND SLAVES ARE IN THE TRI. TRADE

SPAIN SLAVED THE NATIVES THAT CAME FROM THE BAHAMAS.

MANY COUNTRIES IN BOTH HAVE DICTATORS BUT SOME OTHER HAVE PRESIDENTS

STEEL DRUMS ARE THE MAIN INSTRUMENT IN CARIBBEAN

MANY PEOPLE ARE VERY POOR BECAUSE THEY LACK JOBS AND EDUCATION

THE MAIN RELIGION IN BOTH COUNTRIES IS ROMAN CATHOLIC

TOURISM IS VERY IMPORTANT IN BOTH ECONAMIES

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS USE THE EAST CARIBBEAN DOLLAR

IT CONNECTS THE PACIFIC AND ATLANTICS OCEANS TOGETHER AND IT RUNS THROUGH PANAMA