Chapter 3 Key Term Quiz

Central America and Caribbean
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A subtropical, semi-permanent, high- pressure zone in the Atlantic

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

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

The region of the world that falls between the Tropic of Cancer (23.43 degrees North) and the Tropic of Capricorn (23.43 degrees South).

A trade union between Canada, Mexico and the USA.

Factories in Mexico, often close to the US-Mexico border that export goods northwards to the USA.

Elite groups that use their political power to enrich themselves rather the nation welfare and at the expense of general social welfare.

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

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

Also referred to as voodoo. Emerged in the New World from the mixing of African and Christian religious beliefs and practices.

When a tectonic plate is pushed under another plate.

An underground layer of rock that bears water.

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