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| What are the seven countries of Central america? which two do not have a coastline on both the atlantic and the pacific? |
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| Costa Rica, Panama, El salvador, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua. Belize, El Salvador |
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| What physical fature runs down the middle of central america? |
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| A chain of volcanic mountains |
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| What natural features have helped enrich the soil? |
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| How does the climate differ in the carribean lowlands than the pacific lowlands? |
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| the carribean see's more rain |
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| What crops are grown by the wealthy corporations on plantations in central america? |
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| Coffee, Banana, Cotton, Sugarcane |
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| What do typical subsistence farmers grow? |
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| What type of problems does the natural feature in the middle of Central America cause? |
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| Isolation, Transportation, communication |
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| What valuable resources do the rainforests hold? |
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| Expensive wood, Medical plants |
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| What negative effects do the cutting of rainforests cause? |
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| the soil and vitamins get washed away |
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| What country has set aside and preserved one fourth of its rainforests? why? |
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| Costa Rica. To attract EcoTourists |
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| Which country in central america has the highest literacy rate? |
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| Why might somebody visit Costa Rica? |
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| What is an important source of income for Panama? |
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| What Native American culture was dominant in Central America |
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| Who was forced to do the work on spanish plantations after the conquest? |
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| In what year did most of the countries get independence? |
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| Which country remained a British colony when the others got independence? |
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| Why did Central American countries have so much conflict after the independence? |
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| A small number of people owned all of the wealth |
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| Which countries had severe civil wars in the 1980's? |
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| Nicuragua, Guatemala, El Salvador |
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| Which country has the highest percentage of Africans? |
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| Which country remained peacful and, in fact, has no army? |
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| What is the official language of Central America? |
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| Which country does not speak spanish, and what language does it speak? |
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| Which country has the highest percentage of native amerians? |
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| What sport is popular in all of the Central American countries? |
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| Which sport is played in Nicuragua and Panama? |
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| What countries play baseball? |
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| What is the Ethnic make up of Guatemala? |
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50% Native American
50% Mestizo |
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| What is the Ethnic makeup of Belize? |
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| What is the Ethnic makeup of Honduras? |
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| What is the Ethnic makeup of Nicuragua? |
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Majority Mestizo
15% African descent along the Caribbean coast |
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| What is the Ethnic makeup of Costa Rica? |
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| What is the Ethnic makeup of El Salvador? |
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| What country is majority pure spanish? |
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