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Central America:
The Countriesand People
Created byMr. Raponi
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Influence on the People
Central America is a mixture of many cultures.
The ____________ settled throughout Central America about 240 to 400 B.C.
After A.D. 800 these people mysteriously left their cities and scattered throughout the area.
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Lost City of Mirador in Central America
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Continued Influences
After the Native Americans, the
____________________ settled in Central America.
For the next 300 years, Spanish landowners forced Native Americans to work on
_____________________.
Native Americans eventually accepted the language and religion of Spain.
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Independence Most Central America
countries gained their independence by
____________________.
Waves of government problems, dictatorships and revolutions have been occurring in Central America from the mid-1800s until today.
There is still fighting going on in Central America today.
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Population
TodayNearly __________ million people live in Central America.
Almost ______ million people live in
_________________, the most heavily populated country in the region.
Only 300,000 people live in
__________________, the
regions least populated area.
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More Populatio
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Rural living is most common in Central America with about
____________ of all the people living on farms or in small towns.
People in urban areas hold manufacturing or service industry jobs.
People in coastal areas harvest shrimp and lobster to sell overseas or in marketplaces.
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Guatemala
Most Guatemalans live in
the ____________________
area.
The culture is both Native American and Spanish.
A group of Guatemalans who speak Spanish and practice European ways are known as
__________________.
For many years, a civil war has been fought between the government and the peasants.
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Another Central American Snake
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Costa Rica
Costa Rica offers one of the highest standards of living in the world.
It also has one of the highest
________________________ in the world. (Which is the percentage of people that can read and write.)
A well-developed democracy, Costa Rica has been a peaceful place for many years.
Costa Rica’s capital is
________________________.
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Panama
The southernmost country of Central America lies on
an _______________________, a narrow piece of land connecting two larger pieces of land.This narrow piece of land separates the
____________________ and the
________________________.
In 1903, the U.S. helped Panama win its independence from
______________________.
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Panama II
A canal was built to shorten shipping times between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
The canal was completed in
____________ and made the journey between the oceans much quicker.
Nearly ½ of Panama’s ________ million people live and work near the canal.
Panama’s capital,
_____________________, is the leading center of culture and industry.
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Canal and Animals of Panama