Central America & The Caribbean Geography

Belize

Greater Antilles

Lesser Antilles

Lake Nicaragua

Gulf of Panama

Caribbean Sea

Pacific Ocean

Panama Canal

Panama

El Salvador

Nicaragua

Guatemala

Costa Rica

Honduras

Cuba

Haiti

Jamaica

Dominican Republic

The Bahamas

Puerto Rico

South America

Central America

isthmus

A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land masses.

bauxite

mineral ore that is used to make aluminum; found in Mexico and Jamaica

extinct

describing a volcano that is no longer able to erupt

dormant

describing a volcano that is still capable of erupting but showing no signs of activity

Sierra Madre

mountain range running across northwest Central America

tropical wet/dry climate

climate of Mexico and Central America; most precipitation falls during the wet summer season

Hispaniola

island with both Haiti & Dominican Republic

Lake Managua

body of water northwest of Lake Nicaragua

Gulf of Honduras

body of water off Central America's northern coast

Arenal

a large volcano southwest of the Mosquito Coast

Mosquito Coast

region along the eastern coast of Central America

Pacaya

an active volcano in the southern region of the Sierra Madre