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Study Guide By: Bailey Gardner **__ Central America __** Mexico City- Biggest city in C.A., valley of Mexico, city is shrinking Urbanization- ppl moving into a city from a rural area Honduras - poor country, 28% unemployed, tourism, fruit, coffee Panama- Isthmus, most developed beside C.R.  Panama Canal= lets boats go Atlantic to Pacific so boats don’t have to go around S.A.  **__ Caribbean __** 3 Regions 1. Bahamas 2. Greater Antilles 3. Lesser Antilles Hispaniola- island where DR and Haiti are Haiti- poorest country in W.H., war= money CORRUPT= takes money; kinda stealing Puerto Rico- U.S. territory, semi-autonomous= govern yourself; some powers you have some you don’t Jamaica- official lang.= English, tourism, known for music, relaxed Cuba- communist= Fidel Casto, ppl, have no right, melting pot= ppl all over the world **__ South America __** ** Physical Features ** Andes Mountains- longest mtn. range in world, isolate= makes ppl feel their different from each other; splits apart Brazilian Highland- flat/plains= farming, lifestock Atacama Desert- 1 of the driest deserts, oragraphic effect, in Chile Amazon River- originates= Andes, Volume=1, widest river Orinoco River- forms border for Venezuela and Colombia Angel Falls- tallest