A policy implemented by the US that laid claim to geopolitical influence in the Central American and Caribbean region.
An economic system in Latin America in which productive and accessible land was parceled out, often through Royal Charter, into large private estates.
A crop that is easy to bring to market and is also considered a primary good, such as wheat.
An area where waters drains from and flows into a river or a number of tributaries.
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.
An forested area in the tropics marked by substantial rainfall.
Name given to the forest and woodland area of Brazil.
A movement that seeks the reaffirmation of indigenous people and their rights.
Goods that come from agriculture, forestry, mining, and fishing.
A grassy plain that contains few trees.
Volcanic regions fed by mantle from below the earth's surface. Nit caused by tectonic plate movement.
A period of rapid economic growth in Brazil that lasted from 1968 to 1980.
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