A crop that is easy to bring to market and is also considered a primary good, such as wheat.
The grasslands of South America.
An forested area in the tropics marked by substantial rainfall.
A region of South America that runs from Columbia, through Ecuador and Peru into Bolivia and parts of the Amazon rainforest with a significant indigenous population is primarily located.
Goods that come from agriculture, forestry, mining, and fishing.
An indigenous group inhabiting lands in central Chile and southwest Argentina.
A grassy plain that contains few trees.
Refers to a situation in which the concentration of a nation's population in just one city.
Often follows an El Niño event, and is characterized by a decrease in sea temperature across the Eastern Central Pacific of up to 5 degrees C, which also has an impact on the weather of the region and across other regions of the world.
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.
An attempt by a group or individual to overthrow an existing government in order to implement their own regime.
Refers to people of mixed European-indigenous origin, including the vast majority of the people of Central America.
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