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Central American Countries
Color each country a different color, then study the countries’ names and locations.
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Belize B
Guatemala C
El Salvador D
Honduras E
Nicaragua F
Costa Rica G
Panama F
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Answer the following questions. Use an atlas if necessary.
1. What country borders Guatemala to the west?
2. What country borders Panama to the east?
3. What body of water is to the southwest of Central America?
4. What body of water is to the northeast of Central America?
5. What ancient civilization once lived in Central America?
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Central American Countries
Color each country a different color, then study the countries’ names and locations.
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Belize B
Guatemala C
El Salvador D
Honduras E
Nicaragua F
Costa Rica G
Panama F
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Answer the following questions. Use an atlas if necessary.
1. What country borders Guatemala to the west?
Mexico
2. What country borders Panama to the east?
Colombia
3. What body of water is to the southwest of Central America?
Pacific Ocean
4. What body of water is to the northeast of Central America?
Caribbean Sea
5. What ancient civilization once lived in Central America?
Aztecs
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Central America
Match each item on the left to its description on the right, then find the items in the puzzle below.
Tikal _____
A. Ocean to the west of Central America
Nicaragua _____
B. Fried bananas
quetzal _____
C. British outpost built in Belize in 1803
cordilleras _____
D. Lake forming part of the Panama Canal
Caribbean _____
E. Mayan ruins in northern Guatemala
Pacific _____
F. Sport enjoyed by many Central Americans
Gatun _____
G. Sea to the east of Central America
platanos _____
H. Small country north of Panama
soccer _____
I. Mountain ranges
Fort George _____
J. National bird of Guatemala
Costa Rica _____
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After finding all eleven words in the puzzle, the letters that are left will spell out one dozen items
that Central America exports to other parts of the world. What are they?
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Central America
Tikal __E__
A. Ocean to the west of Central America
Nicaragua __K__
B. Fried bananas
quetzal __J__
C. British outpost built in Belize in 1803
cordilleras __I__
D. Lake forming part of the Panama Canal
Caribbean __G__
E. Mayan ruins in northern Guatemala
Pacific __A__
F. Sport enjoyed by many Central Americans
Gatun __D__
G. Sea to the east of Central America
platanos __B__
H. Small country north of Panama
soccer __F__
I. Mountain ranges
Fort George __C__
J. National bird of Guatemala
Costa Rica __H__
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Dozen items exported from Central America (using leftover letters, from top of puzzle):
Sugar Cane, Molasses, Clothing, Coffee, Beef, Bananas, Cotton, Textiles, Cardamon, Shrimp,
Timber, Rice
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Central America
ACROSS
1. Large lake in Guatemala,
just south of Belize
5. Longest river in Guatemala
6. Central American country
closest to South America
8. Panama includes about
800 of these
12. Large lake in southern
Guatemala
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2. A major export from
Central America
3. Central American country with
the longest Mexican border
4. Sea to the northeast of
Central America
5. Native Americans of Belize
and Guatemala
7. Type of landmass that makes up
the country of Panama
9. An afternoon nap in parts of
Central America
10. Famous Mayan ruins in
northern Guatemala
11. Lake forming part of the
Panama Canal
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Central America
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1. Large lake in Guatemala,
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6. Central American country
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2. A major export from
Central America
3. Central American country with
the longest Mexican border
4. Sea to the northeast of
Central America
5. Native Americans of Belize
and Guatemala
7. Type of landmass that makes up
the country of Panama
9. An afternoon nap in parts of
Central America
10. Famous Mayan ruins in
northern Guatemala
11. Lake forming part of the
Panama Canal
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Searching Costa Rica
Find each word in the puzzle, then write the leftover letters in order,
top to bottom and left to right, to complete the message.
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Searching Costa Rica
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Find each word in the puzzle, then write the leftover letters in order,
top to bottom and left to right, to complete the message.
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Costa Rica is known for its
DIVERSE WILDLIFE,
its FRIENDLY PEOPLE, and
its NATIONAL PARKS, of which
the Corcovado and the Tortuguero are the most famous.
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Countries of the world
Central America, p. 1
Belize
area: 22,965 km2
capital:
pop: 318,000
Belmopan
location:
parliamentary
government:
democracy
GDP: $8,300 /person
Central America
currency:
Catholic,
Protestant
religions:
 Belizean
dollar
Spanish, English
Costa Rica
area: 51,100 km2
capital:
pop: 4,727,000
democratic
San José
location:
languages:
republic
GDP: $11,500 /person
Central America
currency:
 colón
Spanish, English
area: 21,041 km2
capital:
pop: 6,227,000
location:
Catholic,
Evangelical
religions:
languages:
El Salvador
San Salvador
government:
GDP: $7,600 /person
Central America
republic
government:
Catholic
religions:
currency:
 U.S. dollar
Guatemala
area: 108,889 km2
capital:
pop: 14,740,000
Guatemala City
location:
GDP: $5,000 /person
Central America
currency:
 quetzal
Information accurate in 2011-2012
Spanish, Nahua
languages:
republic
government:
Catholic,
Protestant
religions:
Spanish,
Amerindian
languages:
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Central America, p. 2
Honduras
area: 112,492 km2
capital:
pop: 7,755,000
Tegucigalpa
location:
GDP: $4,300 /person
Central America
republic
government:
Catholic
religions:
currency:
 lempira
languages:
Spanish,
Amerindian
Mexico
area: 1,964,375 km2
capital:
pop: 114,793,000
Mexico City
location:
GDP: $13,500 /person
Southern North America
currency:
 peso
capital:
pop: 5,870,000
GDP: $2,800 /person
Central America
currency:
 gold cordoba
Panama
area: 75,517 km2
capital:
pop: 3,571,000
Panama City
location:
Central America
 balboa,
U.S. dollar
Information accurate in 2011-2012
republic
government:
Catholic,
Evangelical
religions:
Spanish
languages:
constitutional
government:
democracy
GDP: $13,600 /person
currency:
Catholic,
Protestant
religions:
Spanish, Indian
area: 130,000 km2
location:
government:
languages:
Nicaragua
Managua
republic
Catholic,
Protestant
religions:
Spanish, English
languages:
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Countries of the world
World
Mid-Points
per country - NOT
including the top 10
World, USA, Canada, Australia
area: 1,100,000 km2
pop: 64,000,000
GDP: $25,000 /person
World shows half-bars,
representing "averages";
USA shows full bars:
2+ times the "average".
United States
area: 9,826,630 km2
capital:
pop: 311,695,000
Washington, D.C.
location:
GDP: $48,100 /person
North America
currency:
 U.S. dollar
Canada
area: 9,984,670 km2
capital:
pop: 34,468,000
Ottawa
location:
GDP: $40,300 /person
North America
currency:
 Canadian
dollar
capital:
pop: 22,670,000
GDP: $40,800 /person
Oceania
currency:
 Australian
dollar
Information accurate in 2011-2012
government:
Protestant,
Catholic
religions:
English, Spanish
languages:
parliamentary
government:
democracy
Catholic,
Protestant
religions:
English, French
area: 7,692,024 km2
location:
republic
languages:
Australia
Canberra
NOTE:
Full bars (area,
population, GDP)
represent at least
twice the world
mid-point or
"average" - NOT
the highest amount
democracy
government:
Catholic,
Anglican
religions:
English
languages:
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