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14 Cards in this Set
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Isthmus |
narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas |
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Caribian sea |
a chain of mountains and volcanos separats the carribian coastal plains and the pacific |
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archipelago |
large groups of islands |
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Greater antilles |
four large islands of Cuba |
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Lesser antilles |
many smaller islands |
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cloud forest |
moist high elevation tropical forest where low clouds are common |
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ecotourism |
the practise of using an areas natural environment to attract tourists |
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civil war |
conflict between two or more groups within a country |
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Panama canal |
a canal in panama that made panama rich |
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dialect |
regional varity of a language |
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commonwealth |
self governing territory associated with another country |
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refugee |
someone who flees from another country usually from political or economic reasons |
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cooperative |
an organization owned by its members and operated for their mutual benifit |
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Havana |
the country largest and most important city. |
