Question

fill - in - the - blank study guide: central america & the caribbean
word bank:
english
puerto rico
lake nicaragua
1800
salsa
france
vegetation
u.s
panama
tropical
haiti
spanish
earthquakes
caribbean
jerk
jamaica
belize
dominican republic
tourism
textiles
cuba
creole
volcanoes
catholic
reggae
maya
nicaragua
greater antilles
lesser antilles
calypso
guatemala
honduras
el salvador
costa rica
mountains
gulf
music
spanish
dollar
culture
crafts
markets
● physical features

1. the ______ sea is the body of water around many caribbean islands.
2. the ______ islands include cuba, hispaniola, jamaica, and puerto rico.
3. the ______ islands are smaller and form an arc in the caribbean sea.
4. volcanoes are common in guatemala, ______, and costa rica.
5. the climate is mostly ______ — warm and rainy.
6. lake ______ is a large freshwater lake in central america.
7. central america has many ______ highlands and rugged land.
8. natural disasters in the region include hurricanes, ______, and volcanic eruptions.
9. the region has tropical crops and ______ forests.

Explanation:

Question 1

The body of water around many Caribbean islands is the Caribbean Sea. From the word bank, "Caribbean" fits here.

The islands including Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico are the Greater Antilles. Checking the word bank, "Greater Antilles" is the correct term.

The smaller islands forming an arc in the Caribbean Sea are the Lesser Antilles (assuming a typo in the word bank as "Lesser Antilles" should be there, but from the given word bank, maybe a mis - read, but if we consider the options, the relevant island group for smaller arc - like islands in Caribbean is Lesser Antilles, but in the given word bank, maybe "Caribbean" is not, wait, no, the word bank has "Lesser Antilles"? Wait the user's word bank: let's re - check. The word bank has "Greater Antilles", maybe the third is "Lesser Antilles" but in the given word bank, maybe a typo. Wait the original word bank: the third column has "Lesser Antilles"? Wait the user's image: the third column first is "Lesser Antilles". So the answer is Lesser Antilles.

Answer:

Caribbean

Question 2