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Review questions from Chapter 7: Mexico and Central America

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What does Central America form that connects North and South America?

land bridge

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What two physical features of Mexico join to form one range near the twentieth parallel and continue into neighboring Guatemala?

Sierra Madre Occidental and Sierra Madre Oriental

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What region of Mexico is hot, dry, and generally flat desert?

northern Mexico

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What region of Mexico borders the two Sierra Madres and dominates the landscapes of Mexico?

Mesa Central

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What region of Mexico's interior is lush rainforests?

southern tropics

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Dense jungles filled with biodiversity consistent with heavy rainfall?

rainforests

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a narrow land bridge that connects Mexico with South America

isthmus

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What seven countries make up Central America?

Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama

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What region of Central America includes the Bahamas, the Greater Antilles, and the lesser Antilles?

West Indies

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coral islands north of the Greater Antilles

Bahamas

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an underwater mountain chain

archipelago

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What five major islands make up the Greater Antilles?

Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico

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a chain of smaller islands that form the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea

Lesser Antilles

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What physical landform is a path of volcanic activity in the Pacific Ocean?

Ring of Fire

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a group of six distinct canyons in the Sierra Madre Occidental in Mexico

Copper Canyon

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What waterway saves ships thousands of miles when transporting goods between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?

Panama Canal

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