Chapter 3 Key Term Quiz

Central America and Caribbean
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A national or regional economy that relies heavily of the profits from the trade in illegal drugs.

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).

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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