Chapter 3 Key Term Quiz

Central America and Caribbean
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Name given to informal settlements in Lima, Peru.

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

A major sailing route that linked Europe, Africa and the New World in the transport of goods and slaves.

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.

A segment of the economy that is made up of jobs and services performed as opposed to goods produced.

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

An underground layer of rock that bears water.

The money that temporary and permanent migrants send back to their home country.

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.

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

Religions with beliefs and practice created from multiple religious traditions.

A plan in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century by Scottish investors to establish a colony of Scottish settlers in the isthmus of Central America.

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