South America
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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.

The grasslands of South America.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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).

Name given to the forest and woodland area of Brazil.

The economic and political alliance of most European countries.

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

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

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