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Central America
A region of southern North America extending from the southern border of Mexico to the northern border of Colombia.
1,544 Questions
The Isthmus of Panama originally belonged to which country?
the country that owned panama is Nicaragua
How did the Spanish conquer the natives of central and South America?
In 1519, Hernando Cortes conquered the Aztecs and claimed all of the Aztecs aa slaves. He also destroyed their capital city of Tenochtitlan. Ten years later in 1529, Francisco Pizarro conquered and killed many Incas. He claimed all of their riches for Spain, and killed their ruler.
Is Latin America over populated?
No. Compared to the United States, it is a bit underpopulated:
- United States: 32 people per square kilometer / 83 people per square mile
- Latin America: 27 people per square kilometer / 70 people per square mile
What region borders Mexico to the southwest?
The southwest. Specifically, California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.
What is the distance from Miami to Honduras?
The total flight duration from Miami Florida to San Pedro Sula, Honduras is 2 hours and 14 minutes. If you're planning a trip, remember to add more time for the plane to taxi between the gate and the airport runway. This measurement is only for the actual flying time.
Which Central American country has the most stable government?
In terms of political and economic conditions, one would easily claim Costa Rica to be the most stable country in the region, however, these conditions are highly influenced by how other areas of the world do, which means that even this country could become fragile. Without a standing army since 1948 and a high rate of literacy, the image of country is reinforced by the amount of foreign companies settling in it. Does comparing this country to poorer, devastated and stagnant countries of the region make it automatically stand out? Maybe, but there is also true merit to this country's stability.
What problems does education face in Central America?
Shortage of trained teachers, a high dropout rate, and a shortage of secondary schools
Could all of Central America fit into Mexico?
No. The area of Mexico is 1,958,200 square kilometers or 761,606 square miles, while the area of Central America is 523,780 square kilometers or 202,233 square miles. Mexico is roughly four times the size of Central America.
What factors make central America good for raising bananas coffee cacao?
tropical climate and volcanic soils
Because he was a American
How is human environment interaction affecting Central America?
they use the land for crops 5.6% of the land is for crops...rain forests are for oxygen and it maintains the surface air temp!
Because both regions were conquered and settled by Spanish conquistadors during the 16th century. They imposed several traits such as customs, language and religion to the conquered, Native American peoples found throughout the region.
When was the first revolution of Latin America?
The Haitian Revolution (1791 - 1804) was the first successful independence war in Latin America.
Is Central America a subcontinent?
Central America is part of North America. All of the Central American countries are officially part of that continent.
What languages are spoken in Latin America?
The most widely spoken language of Latin America is Spanish. It is official in 18 Latin American countries, and the majority of people speak it as their first language. Portuguese is spoken in Brazil, which while is only one country has by far the region's largest population with nearly 200 million people.
There are several countries in the geographical region where French, English, Dutch, and creole languages based on these languages are spoken, but these areas are not always considered part of Latin America.
There are also a large number of indigenous languages spoken alongside the official languages of Spanish and Portuguese, including Quechua, Guarani, and Aymara.
The other 'major' language spoken in South America is ENGLISH. This is still widely spoken in Guyana. French and Dutch are not considered 'major languages" although they are spoken in French Guiana and Suriname respectively.
Latin America refers only to the Spanish speaking countries of South and Central America, so there is only 1 main language: Spanish.
Those would be:
- Spanish (375 million) - Mexico, Central America excluding Belize; most of the bigger islands in the Caribbean (i.e. Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico), most of South America exc. Brazil and the three Guyanas.
- Portuguese (203 million) - Brazil
- French (10 million) - Haiti
The only two languages spoken in Latin America are Spanish and Portuguese
The predominant language is Spanish, Portuguese is the second-most common language in Latin America.
There are many language spoken in Latin America, but mostly Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese. In the whole continent of America (north and south) there is around 1,019 languages. Most are spoken by about 5 to 50 people, but are still languages non the less.
people in latin America speak spanish, but there is a difference between spanish in Mexico and spanish in Spain, so they kinddad speak both
How geologist know that shallow seas coverd the central part of north America?
The limestone. It is only deposited in the presence of water. Most of the fossils found are marine animals. There are coal, slate and shale deposits formed from river or shallow lagoons as evidence of shallow water. And the mountains came after because sedimentary rock is laid flat. The mountains forming the Appalachian mountains are very eroded so they must be very old. Of course this is only the simple explanation visit wiki or a library for more info.
What is a growth industry throughout Latin America?
Tourism is a growth industry throughout Latin America. It is specially important in Mexico and the Caribbean.
Is the Dominican Republic located in Central America?
Yes, but not in the central american isthmus, because it's located at the Hispaniola island in the Caribbean sea.
Is the Caribbean Sea on the east coast of Central America?
Yes, It's between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
The Panama Canal runs through the capital of Panama, which is Panama City.
Panama City, Panama.
