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21 Cards in this Set
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Latin America
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The region that includes Mexico, Central America, the Carribbean Islsands, and South America
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Plateau
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A broad, flat area of land higher than the surrounding land
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Tectonic Plate
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A large rigid section of the Earth's crust that is in constant motion
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Sierra Madre Occidental
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Mountain range that runs from north to south down the western part of Mexico
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Sierra Madre Oriental
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Mountain range that runs from north to south down the eastern part of Mexico
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Mexico's location on the edge of tectonic plates causes many
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earthquakes and volcanic activity
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Most of Mexico's people live
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on the Mexican Pleateau
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Isthmus
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A strip of land that connects two landmasses
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Central America is an
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isthmus
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Highlands
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Mountains and hilly sections of a country
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Most of Central America is made up of
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Highlands
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In Central America, a string of volcanoes lines
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the Pacific Coast
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Archipelago
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A chain of islands
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Greater Antilles
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The northern largest Carribbean Islands
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The Greater Antilles includes
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Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico
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Hispaniola includes
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Haiti and Dominican Republic
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Lesser Antilles
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The smallest Carribbean Islands southeast of the Greater Antilles
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In Mexico, the driest areas are in the deserts in the
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Northwest
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Desert shrubs thrive
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in the northern Mexican Plateau
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Because all of Central AMerica is in the tropical zone, the climate year-round is generally
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warm
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In Central America, heavy rains are the most common
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along the Carribbean coast
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