Chapter 3 Key Term Quiz

Central America and Caribbean
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An underground layer of rock that bears water.

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

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

A name given to the large drug trade in Central and South American.

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

Occurred when European colonists came to the New World and brought diseases that killed millions of indigenous people.

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

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

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

A trade union between Canada, Mexico and the USA.

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

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

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