Geography Chapter 5 Section 1: Central America and the Caribbean

a narrow strip connecting two large land areas

• archipelago
• tourism
• tectonic plate
• isthmus

a chain of islands

• archipelago
• isthmus
• tectonic plate
• tourism

a section of Earth's crust that floats on Earth's mantle

• archipelago
• tectonic plate
• isthmus
• canal

the travel business or industry

• tourism
• archipelago
• tectonic plate
• isthmus

the lowlands next to a seacoast

• rain forest
• coastal plain
• archipelago
• isthmus

a forest with warm temperatures, high humidity, and thick vegetation that receives more than 100 inches of rain per year

• isthmus
• archipelago
• rain forest
• coastal plain

a tropical sea in the Western Hemisphere bounded by Mexico, Central America, the Greater Antilles, and the Lesser Antilles

• Caribbean Sea
• Mediterranean Sea
• Gulf of Mexico
• Caspian Sea

having to do with earthquake activity and movement

• tectonic plate
• seismic
• isthmus
• archipelago

extremely important, needed for survival

• critical
• seismic
• tourism
• ecosystem

a community of living organisms and their natural environment, or habitat

• critical
• ecosystem
• tourism
• archipelago