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Central America and Caribbean Review. What is an isthmus. A narrow strip of land, with water on both sides, which connects two larger bodies of land. What are the three major landforms in Central America?. Mountainous Core, Caribbean Lowlands, Pacific Coastal Plains.
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A narrow strip of land, with water on both sides, which connects two larger bodies of land.
Mountainous Core, Caribbean Lowlands, Pacific Coastal Plains
This region runs down the center of Central America, and has two climate zones
This region is on the eastern side of Central America and has a tropical, wet climate
This region is on the west side of Central America, with a savanna climate and grassland vegetation
These volcanic islands are the smaller islands in the southeastern part of the Caribbean
These larger volcanic islands include countries such as Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic.
These islands are made from coral (which are the remains of dead animals which have hardened over the years.
T or F:Tourism is a large part of the economy of this region
What are three of the main ways the people of this region make money?