width of Central America and width in Panama
Panama: never more than 30 miles
Central America: 125 miles at the widest point
what landform is central america
isthmus
is central America or the Caribbean near the ring of fire
central america
significance of lake Nicaragua
it is the only freshwater lake to have sharks and swordfish
what happened to the maya
warfare and droughts are thought why
staple food of maya
corn or maize
Christopher Columbus and Vasco Nunez de Balboa? when did they arrive? what did they do in Central America?
Christopher Columbus: 1502
Vasco Nunez de Balboa: 1513
Christopher Columbus founded it. Vasco created the fist colony.
cash crops of central America plantation
bananas, coffee, sugar cane
who was panama part of until 1903
columbia
what nation tried to build the panama canal
france
what nation completed the Panama canal
USA
three island groups of carribean
greater Antilles, lesser Antillies, Bahamas
difference between cays and volcanic island types
cays: coral deposits
volcanic: created by lava build
what nations are part of Hispaniola
Haiti, Dominican Republic
what island is a territory of USA
Puerto Rico
do Caribbean islands have many resources or few
few
what possibilities are there due to the ring of fire.
volcanoes, possible earthquakes.
location of Cuba
Cuba is in the greater Antilles
capital of cuba
the capital of Cuba is Havana.
sport of cuba
Cuba's national sport is baseball
Cuba gained independence
Cuba gained independence in 1898 when they had a war with the US
fun fact about cuba
One fun fact about Cuba is that Christmas was not official until 1997
what language does Dominican republic speak
spanish
what language does haiti speak
french
what are the benefits of the panama canal
makes it a lot easier for travel and trade. Saves trip time.
history of panama canal
in the 1800s France tried (unsuccessfully) to build the canal
united states built canal in 1914.
what nation is panama canal in
panama