DOG Week 34, 21, and 20 Vocab Mexico Minerals, Central America, and The West Indies
Central America
7 countries between Mexico and South America that are on an isthmus
Panama Canal
A man-made canal or river about 50 miles long connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean
region
An area of land or water with features that make it different from other areas
West Indies
An island chain (made up of 3 main groups of islands) that divides the Caribbean Sea from the Atlantic Ocean
Lesser Antilles
Group of island, made up of 8 countries and 8 dependencies
Dependency
Land or waters controlled by another state, nation or government
Greater Antilles
Made up of 4 islands: Cuba Jamaica Hispaniola (Haiti and Dominican Republic) Puerto Rico
natural resource
materials supplied by nature that people use
mineral
natural substance Ex: gold, copper, salt
statistic
a fact found by a large number of numerical data
petroleum
another name for oil once it has been cleaned
export
to send product to another country
crude oil
yellowish-black oil that is found in a reservoir underground