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Vocabulary Review

Vocabulary Review. Buffer State. Buffer state—a small country between two larger, more powerful countries. Usually neutral Ex. Uruguay between Argentina and Brazil. Cacao. Cacao—type of tree from which we get cocoa beans. Very important cash crop for Central America. Cash Crop.

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Vocabulary Review

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  1. Vocabulary Review

  2. Buffer State • Buffer state—a small country between two larger, more powerful countries. • Usually neutral • Ex. Uruguay between Argentina and Brazil

  3. Cacao • Cacao—type of tree from which we get cocoa beans. • Very important cash crop for Central America

  4. Cash Crop • Cash crops are crops grown for sale in market. • Opposite of subsistence farming

  5. Commonwealth • A commonwealth is a self-governing territory associated with another country. • Ex. Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens, but they do not have voting rights.

  6. Conquistadores • Conquistadores were Spanish conquerors of foreign lands during the colonial era. • 1519 (Colonial Period) decimated the Aztec Empire and established New Spain (colony).

  7. Coup • A coup is a change of government caused by a group taking control by force.

  8. Creole • Creole is a language blending African, European, or indigenous Caribbean languages. • Spoken in Haiti

  9. Ecotourism • Ecotourism is a type of tourism focusing on guided travel through natural areas. • Costa Rica • Make money and protect environment • Accounts for 2/3 of vacationers • Very important to economy

  10. Favela • Favelas are large slums surrounding Brazilian cities. • Crime ridden • lack of sanitation and schools

  11. indigenous • Indigenous means native to an area. • Indigenous population declined rapidly. • European diseases • enslaved

  12. landlocked Landlocked means having no coast on the ocean

  13. Latifundia • Latifundia—large estates in South America

  14. Manioc • Manioc is a tropical plant with starchy roots. • Carbohydrate • Replaces potatoes in many dishes

  15. Maquiladoras • Maquiladores are special factories in Mexico owned mainly by American companies. • Employ many Mexicans • Produce products to export to the US

  16. Mestizos • Mestizos are people of mixed European and American Indian ancestry. • Why are most Mexicans mestizos?

  17. Minifundia • Minifundia—Small South American farms created when large colonial estates, from the Colonial Period, were broken up. • Usually had poor land and were too small to be profitable. • Inequality of land ownership, in South America, is the basis of much poverty and unrest.

  18. Mulattoes • Mulattos are people with both African and European ancestry. • Majority of Central Americans • Most are descendants of laborers brought to the region to work on the plantations.

  19. Santeria • Santeria originated in Cuba and is a religion that blends African traditions with Christian beliefs.

  20. Terrorism • Terrorism is the use of fear and violence as a political force. Ex. Colombia

  21. Voodoo • Haitian version of traditional African religious beliefs that are blended with elements of Christianity.

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