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Regions Around You Lesson 3: Neighboring Countries Vocabulary province – political region similar to the state in the United States territory – an area owned and governed by a country commonwealth - territory of the United States that governs itself tropics – area around the equator that has a warm climate year round rain forest – a wet area, usually warm, in which tall trees, wines and other plants grow close together tundra – flat, treeless plain that stays mostly frozen Canada largest political region in North America second largest country in the world Canada’s Political Regions o divided into 13 smaller political regions o 10 are provinces, 3 are territories Canada’s Geography o mountains with forests in the west o farmland cover the Interior Plains in the center o Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River valley in the east o cold and icy in the north The Border We Share o Canada and the United States share the world’s longest unprotected border Mexico offical name: United States of Mexico Estados Unidos Mexicanos also divided into states Mexico’s Geography o two large mountain ranges running through eastern and western Mexico o Mexican Plateau stretches between the mountains; rich farmland o desert in the north; wetter climate in the south with plains and forests Mexico’s People and Economy o more than 100 million people; most have Native American and Spanish backgrounds o Spanish is the official language o Important industries include manufacturing, farming, ranching, mining and oil production Central America and Caribbean Central America o narrow strip of land that connects North and South America; part of North America o divided into 7 countries o Pacific Ocean and Carribbean Sea forms borders The Caribbean o hundreds of islands make up this region o Puerto Rico is a commonwealth o Virgin Islands are a territory of the United States Land and Climate o Both Central America and the Caribbean are located in the tropics o Rainforests cover much of the land o has several mountains o fertile soil which allows for farmers to grow coffee, sugarcane, bananas and other tropical fruit Greenland large island off northeast coast of Canada world’s biggest island very cold climate, tundra territory of Denmark