Everything about Central American totally explained
Central America (
Spanish:
Centroamérica or
América Central) is a central
geographic region of the
Americas. It is variably defined either as the southern portion of
North America, which connects with
South America on the southeast, or as a region of the Americas in its own right. Most of Central America is considered to be part of the
Mesoamerican
biodiversity hotspot.
Physical geography
Physiographically, Central America is a very narrow
isthmus
of southern North America extending from the
Isthmus of Tehuantepec in
Mexico
southeastward to the
Isthmus of Panama where it connects to the
Colombian
Pacific Lowlands in northwestern
South America.
Alternatively, the
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt delimits the region on the north.
Central America has an area of some 592,000
square kilometres.
The
Pacific Ocean lies to the southwest, the
Caribbean Sea lies to the northeast,
and the
Gulf of Mexico lies to the north.
Most of Central America rests atop the
Caribbean Plate.
The region is geologically active, with
volcanic eruptions and
earthquakes occurring from time to time.
Managua, the capital of Nicaragua, was devastated by earthquakes in 1931 and 1972,
and in 2001 two earthquakes devastated
El Salvador.
Fertile soils from weathered volcanic lavas have made it possible to sustain dense populations
in the agriculturally productive highland areas..
Human geography
Geopolitically, Central America has traditionally consisted of the following countries:
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