Chapter 3 Key Term Quiz

Central America and Caribbean
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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.

A group of people living outside of their homeland.

Religions with beliefs and practice created from multiple religious traditions.

A city that is the largest in the country and is the center of economic and political life.

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

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

Name given to informal settlements in Lima, Peru.

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

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

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

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

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