1. A Cultural Region of the Western Hemisphere
Middle america

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

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

4. Middle america:
North America
South America

5. Middle america:
Anglo America
Latin America

6. Middle america:
Anglo America
Middle America
Latin America

7. West Indies
Greater Antilles
Lesser Antilles

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