Chapter 3 Key Term Quiz

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

An underground layer of rock that bears water.

Name given to informal settlements in Lima, Peru.

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

Sector of the economy that is not recorded in government and official statistics, where few, if any, taxes are paid.

The surface temperature of seawater.

An forested area in the tropics marked by substantial rainfall.

Goods that come from agriculture, forestry, mining, and fishing.

A name given to the large drug trade in Central and South American.

A subtropical, semi-permanent, high- pressure zone in the Atlantic

Currency from another country.

The principle of political or commercial cooperation between the US and the countries of South America, as well as those in Central America and the Caribbean.

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