1. A Cultural Region of the Western Hemisphere

2. How can we divide the Western Hemisphere into natural and cultural regions? What countries make up Middle America?

3. Describe Middle America with respect to natural and cultural regions of the Western Hemisphere. Identify the countries in the major sub-regions of Middle America. Objectives: The student will be able to: Describe the characteristics of different regions Explain what a nested hierarchy is.

4. North America South America

5. Anglo America Latin America

6. Anglo America Middle America

7. West Indies Greater Antilles Lesser Antilles

8. Western Hemisphere 10. West Indies Bahamas Turks/Caicos Florida & Dry Tortugas The Antilles Lesser Antilles Greater Antilles Leeward Islands Windward Islands Other Lesser Antilles Canada United States Middle America S. America Central America Mexico Anglo AmericaLatin America Other Islands G B H ES N CR P 16 Main Islands A C B T M TT B M SL SVG G C J H PR