Chapter 4 Key Term Quiz

South America
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A grassy plain that contains few trees.

An attempt by a group or individual to overthrow an existing government in order to implement their own regime.

Based on the theories of John Maynard Keynes that posit government can influence economic growth through monetary policies to overcome price rigidity and imperfect labor markets.

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

A movement that values a renewed appreciation of African culture.

Occurs when countries, after very rapid growth from low to middle income status, falter due to poor infrastructure-poor roads and inadequate sanitation, education and health facilities- and low productivity.

An forested area in the tropics marked by substantial rainfall.

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

A policy implemented by the US that laid claim to geopolitical influence in the Central American and Caribbean region.

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

Name given to the forest and woodland area of Brazil.

A movement that seeks the reaffirmation of indigenous people and their rights.

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