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13 Cards in this Set
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Isthumus |
A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas |
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Caribbean Sea |
The sea east of Central America |
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Archipelago |
A group of islands |
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Greater Antilles |
Bigger Caribbean Islands (Cuba, Hispanola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico) |
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Lesser Antilles |
Smaller Caribbean Islands (Virgin Islands, Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago) |
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Cloud Forest |
A moist, high-elevation tropical rainforest were low-lying clouds are common |
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Ecotourism |
The practice of using an area's natural environment to attract tourists |
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Civil War |
A conflict between two or more groups in a country |
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Dialect |
A regional variety of language |
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Commonwealth |
A self-governing territory associated by another country |
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Refugee |
Someone who flees to another country |
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Cooperative |
A organization owned by its members and operated by mutual benefit |
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Panama Canal |
A canal between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean |
