Chapter 3 Key Term Quiz

Central America and Caribbean
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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).

An underground layer of rock that bears water.

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

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

Refers to a situation in which the concentration of a nation's population in just one city.

A major sailing route that linked Europe, Africa and the New World in the transport of goods and slaves.

A way of thinking about the world that considers the relationship between one's location and another and is sensitive to people/environment relations.

A group of people living outside of their homeland.

Refers to people of mixed European-indigenous origin, including the vast majority of the people of Central America.

The dominance of a country by one city region

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

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

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