Central America is a narrow isthmus connecting North and South America made up of 7 countries. It has a tropical climate with active volcanoes and heavy rainfall along the Caribbean coast. The economy relies on agriculture like coffee, bananas, and sugar cane farming as well as rainforest products like wood. While industry is limited, countries export agricultural and some mineral resources.

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2. Central America:
The Land
and Economy
Created by
Mr. Raponi

3. Central America
The Land extends for more
than 1,000 miles
North to South and
measures ________
miles wide at its
widest point.
_________________
are a part of life in
Central America,
there is a rugged
landscape and many
active volcanoes.

4. Central America is an
More Land ___________________, a narrow
piece of land that connects two larger
pieces of land.
This region, actually part of North
America is made up of seven
countries:
 _________________
 Belize
 El Salvador
 _________________
 _________________
 Costa Rica
 _________________

5. Climate of The climate of Central America
is mostly tropical,
the Area _________________ however
can block the movement of
winds and moisture.
In Caribbean Lowlands, people
expect more than 100 inches of
rainfall a year as well as cool
breezes from the sea.
These breezes can turn into
_____________________ in
which winds can reach more
than 74 mph. These are a
major threat to people of the
area.

6. The Sloth in Central America

7. The Economy _________________
and ________________
are Central America’s
most important
resources.
Both agricultural
products from the
farms, and wood
products from the
rainforests are sold
around the world.

8. Owners of
Farming
___________________,
large farms that raise
crops for money, grow
coffee, bananas, and sugar
cane.
These farmers sell their
harvest to the United
States and to some
Western European
countries.
This region also has
several subsistence
farmers who only sell a
small portion of their crops
to pay for supplies.

9. These dense rainforests
offer valuable wood:
Rain Forests mahogany, balsa, and teak;
all of which are exported.
Scientists use trees and
plants from rainforests in
medical research and for
creating new
____________________.
Many people believe that
they key to curing many of
the world’s illnesses will be
found in a rainforest.

10. In Caribbean lowlands,
Rain Forests farmers have cleared
rainforests to raise
Continued crops.
Stop
knockin This poses a severe
down my problem for both the
home plant and animal life of
you the area. The animal’s
meanies. habitat is being
destroyed, leaving their
lives in ruins.
Farmers in this area
mostly ______________
who raise livestock.

11. The Boa Constrictor

12. Industry Although the region has a
number of small industries, not
much manufacturing has been
developed.
Many countries in Central
America are lacking the money
to build manufacturing centers
and factories.
Most of the countries of the
region are poor in
_______________________,
especially fuels.

13. Guatemala and Costa Rica
Industry are the exception to the
lack of minerals.
Guatemala has a few
______________ deposits
and it is sold overseas.
Costa Rica exports
___________________,
which, as we know, is a
mineral used in making
aluminum.

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