Question

Central America serves as a(n) _____________ between North and South America

A. isthmus
B. canal
C. highland
D. plateau

Answer 1

Correct answer is A. Isthmus

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Central America is a thin, narrow, but long piece of land surrounded by water on two sides, but which is connected to other land masses on both ends - we call such a land an Isthmus, so the correct answer is a).

Other examples of an Isthmus are for example Manila - the capital of the Philippines and the Suez Canal (which is not very long though)