Where is Central America in relation to North America?
southernmost
Is it a single nation?
no
How many countries are in it?
seven
WHat are some of them?
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala
Are all of the countries landlocked?
no
What bodies of water does it border?
Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean
Is the poopulation growing?
yes
What was it in 2012?
42,688,190
Were Europeans the first people to live there?
no
Who were?
indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica, and the Isthmo-Colombian
WHat European nation came there first?
Spanish
Who did they send?
Christopher Columbus'
When did they start taking over?
1609
Do they still have control of the area?
no
When did their control end?
1821,
Were they taken over by anyone else then?
No they were annexed though
WHat did they become after they left Mexico?
Federal Republic of Central America
Which modern nation was the last to leave that republic?
Belize
WHen did that happen?
1981
Is the area geologically stable?
no