Chapter 3 Key Term Quiz

Central America and Caribbean
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Currency from another country.

The dominance of a country by one city region

Refers to people of mixed European-indigenous origin, including the vast majority of the people of Central America.

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

Refers to a situation in which the concentration of a nation's population in just one city.

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

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

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

Religions with beliefs and practice created from multiple religious traditions.

A group of people living outside of their homeland.

Name given to informal settlements in Lima, Peru.

Locations in which tariffs and other trade barriers are reduced or eliminated and goods, services, and capital are allowed to flow more freely between countries.

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