Chapter 3 Key Term Quiz

Central America and Caribbean
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The name, most often used as a derogatory term, given to El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua because their economies were based on tropical primary commodities such as bananas, but were also highly corrupt and unstable.

An area where waters drains from and flows into a river or a number of tributaries.

Name given to informal settlements in Lima, Peru.

A crop that is easy to bring to market and is also considered a primary good, such as wheat.

A policy implemented by the US that laid claim to geopolitical influence in the Central American and Caribbean region.

A term used to describe people with both black and white ancestry.

The abandonment of cities and towns of the Mayan Empire in the 8th and 9th centuries.

Religions with beliefs and practice created from multiple religious traditions.

A trade union between Canada, Mexico and the USA.

Prevailing winds that blow from east to west, named for their origin not their destination.

The dominance of a country by one city region

A city that is the largest in the country and is the center of economic and political life.

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