The Americas in Brief: A Short, Informative Geographical Text
Taylor Sharpe
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The land of Middle America
"The land of mountains"-indeed, this seems a well-deserved nickname for Mexico, the largest country in Middle America. The East and West coasts are guarded by what seem to be the ramparts and walls of the fortresses of old, earth and stone together forming the Sierra Madre Occidental mountain chain, 
and the Sierra Madre Oriental chain, located to the West and East of the country. These mountain ranges join in the center of Southern Mexico, together forming the Sierra Madre Del Sur.
The plain between the mountain ranges, the Plateau of Mexico, cuts between them, a gaping crevice between the walls of earth. This area contains Mexico's central mesa, making living around the plateau nearly impossible-but there are still those who are forced, or perhaps chose, to brave the mountain ranges with their lives.
The only other area free of mountains is the Yucatán Peninsula, a huge area of land jutting out from nearly the exact center of Mexico and forming the only peninsula that extends into the Gulf of Mexico with the exception of Florida.
The coastal plains of Mexico vary greatly in size and shape, as well as elevation; the plains in the west are very narrow, and those in the east flatten out for a much larger plain area.
Baja California stretches south past part of Mexico like a long groping finger, lining the coast for about 850 Kilometers.
The lakes of Mexico are often immense, providing their citizens with the water they need to live. Lake Nicaragua is a very large, even titanic lake scattered throughout with islands around it.
Many other lakes spread out through the entire region, cool waters offering a short respite from the grueling heat of everyday life. The water not yet touched by the cold hand of pollution is put to good use. The Caribbean Islands
These islands were formed in two ways, both lending their own personal traits and sculpting their islands in different ways.
Some islands were formed by the tempest of magma and shifting plates below the surface of the water, volcanic activity creating the mounds of rock and earth.
"The land of mountains"-indeed, this seems a well-deserved nickname for Mexico, the largest country in Middle America. The East and West coasts are guarded by what seem to be the ramparts and walls of the fortresses of old, earth and stone together forming the Sierra Madre Occidental mountain chain,
The plain between the mountain ranges, the Plateau of Mexico, cuts between them, a gaping crevice between the walls of earth. This area contains Mexico's central mesa, making living around the plateau nearly impossible-but there are still those who are forced, or perhaps chose, to brave the mountain ranges with their lives.
The only other area free of mountains is the Yucatán Peninsula, a huge area of land jutting out from nearly the exact center of Mexico and forming the only peninsula that extends into the Gulf of Mexico with the exception of Florida.
The coastal plains of Mexico vary greatly in size and shape, as well as elevation; the plains in the west are very narrow, and those in the east flatten out for a much larger plain area.
Baja California stretches south past part of Mexico like a long groping finger, lining the coast for about 850 Kilometers.
The lakes of Mexico are often immense, providing their citizens with the water they need to live. Lake Nicaragua is a very large, even titanic lake scattered throughout with islands around it.
Many other lakes spread out through the entire region, cool waters offering a short respite from the grueling heat of everyday life. The water not yet touched by the cold hand of pollution is put to good use. The Caribbean Islands
These islands were formed in two ways, both lending their own personal traits and sculpting their islands in different ways.
Some islands were formed by the tempest of magma and shifting plates below the surface of the water, volcanic activity creating the mounds of rock and earth.
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