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14 Cards in this Set
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Isthmus |
A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas. |
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Caribbean Sea |
A sea just south of the Greater Antillies |
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Archipelago |
A large group of islands |
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Greater Antilles |
The four large islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico |
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Lesser Antilles |
A lot of small island that stretch from the Virgin Islands to Trinidad and Tobago |
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Cloud forest |
A moist, high-elevation tropical forest where low 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 within a country |
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Panama Canal |
A canal in Panama that provides a link between the Pacific Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Atlantic Ocean |
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Dialect |
A regional variety of a language. |
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Commonwealth |
A self-governing territory associated with another country |
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Refugee |
Someone who flees to another country, usually for political or economic reasons. |
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Havana |
The capital of Cuba, also the largest and most important city there |
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Cooperative |
An organization owned by its members and operated for their mutual benefit |
