... / China South America Middle America and the Caribbean Africa and the Middle East Index The Encyclopedia of World Cultures was prepared under the auspices and with the support of the Human Relations... the Middle American mainland cultures and the Caribbean cultures of the West Indian islands and Bermuda Middle America is the region south of the United States and north of South America It includes... Mongolia, the People's Republic of China, and the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics South America covers the cultures of South America Middle America and the Caribbean covers the cultures of