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