Occasionally, the term Middle America is used synonymously with Central America[3] (compare with Middle Africa and Central Africa). In English, the term is uncommonly used as a synonym of the term Mesoamerica (or Meso-America),[5][7] which generally refers to an ancient culture region situated in Middle America extending roughly from central Mexico to northern Costa Rica.[8] In addition, some residents of the region (e.g., Costa Ricans and Nicaraguans) may be referred to as Meso-Americans or Central Americans, but not, however, as Middle Americans, which refers to a particular constituency in the United States.[9]
^ abAugelli, John P. (June 1962). "The Rimland-Mainland Concept of Culture Areas in Middle America". Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 52 (2): 52 (2): 119–129. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8306.1962.tb00400.x. JSTOR 2561309. Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies, to which the term is normally applicable, share a general [geographic] focus .... For some ... "Middle America" refers only to Mexico and Central America; others add the West Indies and, infrequently, even Colombia, Venezuela, and The Guianas. Occasionally, the term "Central America" is used synonymously with "Middle America". Also, German geographers often refer to just the isthmian territories from Panama to Guatemala as Mittelamerika.
^ abGonzalez, Joseph. 2004. "Middle America: Bridging Two Continents" (ch. 17). The Complete Idiot's Guide to Geography. (ISBN1-59257-188-3) New York: Alpha Books; pp. 213–7
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Not to be confused with Central America Middle America United States or Mesoamerica For other uses see Middle America disambiguation Middle America is a subregion in the middle latitudes of the Americas It usually includes Mexico the seven countries of Central America and the 13 island countries and 18 territories of the Caribbean Together with Northern America they form the continent of North America Middle AmericaArea2 728 827 km2 1 053 606 sq mi Population 2007 188 187 764Countries21 23 Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Colombia note 1 Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago Venezuela note 1 Dependencies18 Anguilla UK Aruba NL Bonaire NL British Virgin Islands UK Cayman Islands UK Curacao NL Guadeloupe FR Martinique FR Montserrat UK Navassa Island note 2 US Puerto Rico US Saba NL Saint Barthelemy FR Saint Martin FR Sint Eustatius NL Sint Maarten NL Turks and Caicos Islands UK U S Virgin Islands US GDP 1 416 229 trillion PPP 2005 est Major languagesSpanish English French Mayan Nahuatl Antillean Creole Haitian Creole and othersTime zonesUTC 04 00 Barbados toUTC 08 00 Baja California Largest cities10 largest cities in Middle America 2015 Mexico City Havana Ecatepec de Morelos Guadalajara Puebla Juarez Leon Tijuana Tegucigalpa ZapopanColombia and Venezuela of Caribbean South America are sometimes included in this subregion The Caribbean is occasionally excluded from this subregion while Bermuda and The Guianas are infrequently included 1 2 3 Contents 1 Geography 2 Countries and territories 3 Use of the term Middle America as synonym 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 6 1 Citations 6 2 SourcesGeography edit nbsp Political map of Middle AmericaPhysiographically Middle America marks the territorial transition between Northern America and South America connecting yet separating the two 4 On the west the Middle American mainland comprises the tapering isthmian tract of the American landmass between the southern Rocky Mountains in the southern United States and the northern tip of the Andes in Colombia 5 separating the Pacific Ocean on the west and the Atlantic Ocean viz the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea on the east while the Greater and Lesser Antilles form an island arc in the east 4 The region developed subaerially southward from North America as a complex volcanic arc trench system during the Early Cretaceous period eventually forming the land bridge during the Pliocene epoch when its southern end at Panama collided with South America through tectonic action 6 Countries and territories editSmall island nations are excluded Puerto Rico is in italics due to not being independent Country Territory Population Area km2 Density people per km2 Capital nbsp Mexico 127 575 529 1 943 945 65 6 Mexico City nbsp Guatemala 17 581 472 107 158 164 1 Guatemala City nbsp Cuba 11 333 483 109 883 103 1 Havana nbsp Haiti 11 263 770 27 557 408 7 Port au Prince nbsp Dominican Republic 10 738 958 48 329 222 2 Santo Domingo nbsp Honduras 9 746 117 111 888 87 1 Tegucigalpa nbsp Nicaragua 6 545 502 119 994 54 5 Managua nbsp El Salvador 6 453 553 20 720 311 5 San Salvador nbsp Costa Rica 5 047 561 51 049 98 9 San Jose nbsp Panama 4 246 439 74 333 57 1 Panama City nbsp Jamaica 2 948 279 10 831 272 2 Kingston nbsp Puerto Rico 2 933 408 9 104 322 2 San Juan nbsp Belize 390 353 22 805 17 1 Belmopan nbsp Bahamas 389 482 9 997 39 0 NassauTotal 217 193 906 2 667 593 81 4 Use of the term Middle America as synonym editOccasionally the term Middle America is used synonymously with Central America 3 compare with Middle Africa and Central Africa In English the term is uncommonly used as a synonym of the term Mesoamerica or Meso America 5 7 which generally refers to an ancient culture region situated in Middle America extending roughly from central Mexico to northern Costa Rica 8 In addition some residents of the region e g Costa Ricans and Nicaraguans may be referred to as Meso Americans or Central Americans but not however as Middle Americans which refers to a particular constituency in the United States 9 See also edit nbsp Geography portal nbsp Central America portal nbsp North America portal nbsp South America portal nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Middle America Americas terminology Aridoamerica Latin America and the Caribbean Middle America Trench Oasisamerica Southern Cone West IndiesNotes edit a b Sometimes included Administered by the United States claimed by Haiti References editCitations edit CIA political map of Middle America 1994 Perry Castaneda Library Map Collection University of Texas Library Online Middle America Merriam Webster s Collegiate Dictionary 11th ed 2003 ISBN 0 87779 809 5 New York Merriam Webster Inc a b Augelli John P June 1962 The Rimland Mainland Concept of Culture Areas in Middle America Annals of the Association of American Geographers 52 2 52 2 119 129 doi 10 1111 j 1467 8306 1962 tb00400 x JSTOR 2561309 Mexico Central America and the West Indies to which the term is normally applicable share a general geographic focus For some Middle America refers only to Mexico and Central America others add the West Indies and infrequently even Colombia Venezuela and The Guianas Occasionally the term Central America is used synonymously with Middle America Also German geographers often refer to just the isthmian territories from Panama to Guatemala as Mittelamerika a b Gonzalez Joseph 2004 Middle America Bridging Two Continents ch 17 The Complete Idiot s Guide to Geography ISBN 1 59257 188 3 New York Alpha Books pp 213 7 a b Middle America Encyclopaedia Britannica 2006 Chicago Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc Coney Peter J 1982 Plate tectonic constraints on the biogeography of Middle America and the Caribbean region Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden v 69 pp 432 443 Glossary Archived 2007 09 30 at the Wayback Machine Images of the Past 4th ed 2005 McGraw Hill Higher Education Dow James W 1999 The Cultural Anthropology of Middle America Archived 2007 07 04 at the Wayback Machine American The Oxford Companion to the English Language ISBN 0 19 214183 X McArthur Tom ed 1992 New York Oxford University Press p 35 Sources edit Middle America Dictionary com North America The Columbia Encyclopedia 6th ed 2001 6 New York Columbia University Press Oxford English Reference Dictionary 2nd ed rev 2002 ISBN 0 19 860652 4 Oxford UK Oxford University Press 17 24 00 N 91 00 00 W 17 4000 N 91 0000 W 17 4000 91 0000 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Middle America Americas amp oldid 1186725591, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
