Chapter 3 Key Term Quiz

Central America and Caribbean
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The surface temperature of seawater.

The abandonment of cities and towns of the Mayan Empire in the 8th and 9th centuries.

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

A crop that is easy to bring to market and is also considered a primary good, such as wheat.

Locations in which tariffs and other trade barriers are reduced or eliminated and goods, services, and capital are allowed to flow more freely between countries.

Prevailing winds that blow from west to east, named for their origin not their destination.

Sector of the economy that is not recorded in government and official statistics, where few, if any, taxes are paid.

The targeting and forced removal of ethnic minorities by other groups and/or the nation-state

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

Prevailing winds that blow from east to west, named for their origin not their destination.

A national or regional economy that relies heavily of the profits from the trade in illegal drugs.

A subtropical, semi-permanent, high- pressure zone in the Atlantic

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