Southern Mexico and northern Central America are known as Mesoamerica, the region where several civilizations such as the Olmec, Aztec and Maya rose before contact with Europeans was made in the 16th century.
Also, both Mexico and Central America belong to the North American subcontinent (using the 7-continent model) or to a cultural region known as Latin America, which also spans the Caribbean and South America.
Central America
Mexico and Central America, the Caribbean and South America.
Central America borders South America and Mexico.
Central Mexico: AztecsSouthern Mexico and Central America: MayansSouth America (Peru, Ecuador, Chile, Bolivia): Incas
Mesoamerica. But such area is roughly southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador and Honduras; it doesn't include northern Mexico nor the rest of Central America.
Mexico. Mexico is larger than any country in Central America.
Because Mexico and Central America were once colonies of Spain.
That is a generally accepted defenition. (yarow12) Although, Mexico is a part of Central America.
Mexico is mostly in Central America.
Geographically, the Sierra Madre mountain range crisscrosses both Mexico and Central America.
There are seven countries between Mexico and Colombia (actually, Mexico BORDERS Central America):GuatemalaBelizeHondurasNicaraguaEl SalvadorCosta RicaPanama
the Caribbean, south America and middle America