Quick Quiz: Central American Geography

Question: Along the coast of which Central American country is the world’s second largest coral reef?

Answer: The Belize Barrier Reef is the second largest coral reef in the world and is the largest of its kind in the Northern and Western hemispheres. It extends more than 180 miles (290 km) along the Caribbean coast of Belize.

Question: What northeastern peninsula of Central America is situated between the Gulf of Mexico to the west and north and the Caribbean Sea to the east?

Answer: The Yucatán Peninsula is a northeastern projection of Central America, lying between the Gulf of Mexico on the west and north and the Caribbean Sea on the east. It includes the Mexican states of Campeche, Quintana Roo, and Yucatán and, in the south, large parts of Belize and Guatemala.