Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows. A satellite map of Central America. Land areas are circled and labeled 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. 1 is a peninsula near Northwest Mexico and California. 2 is a plains region in Mexico. 3 is a mountain range in Mexico. 4 is a peninsula near Guatemala and Belize. 5 is Panama.

Image courtesy of NASA

The Sierra Madre Oriental is located at number _ on the map above; this is easy to remember because “oriental” is the Spanish word for “_.”

A.

2 . . . west

B.

2 . . . east

C.

3 . . . west

D.

3 . . . east

Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A

B

C

D