Chapter 4 Key Term Quiz

South America
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An economic system in Latin America in which productive and accessible land was parceled out, often through Royal Charter, into large private estates.

A term used to describe anti-imperialism rhetoric that promotes income redistribution, national sovereignty and a distancing from the orbit of power of the USA.

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

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

An forested area in the tropics marked by substantial rainfall.

An area where waters drains from and flows into a river or a number of tributaries.

The systemic variation in sea temperature in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of South America, typically in late December, that has an impact on the weather of the region and across other regions of the world.

A term used to describe those with black and indigenous ancestry.

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 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.

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.

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).

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