Chapter 4 Key Term Quiz

South America
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A period of rapid economic growth in Brazil that lasted from 1968 to 1980.

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

The region of the world that falls between the Tropic of Cancer (23.43 degrees North) and the Tropic of Capricorn (23.43 degrees South).

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

A grassy plain that contains few trees.

The grasslands of South America.

An indigenous group inhabiting lands in central Chile and southwest Argentina.

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

The principle of political or commercial cooperation between the US and the countries of South America, as well as those in Central America and the Caribbean.

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

A movement that values a renewed appreciation of African culture.

An economic theory, named after famed economist John Maynard Keynes, in which government investments into economic activity are seen as a viable, and sometimes necessary, contributor to economic growth.

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