Chapter 3 Key Term Quiz

Central America and Caribbean
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Currency from another country.

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

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

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

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

A way of thinking about the world that considers the relationship between one's location and another and is sensitive to people/environment relations.

An underground layer of rock that bears water.

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

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.

A trade union between Canada, Mexico and the USA.

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

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