Latin America Chapter 4 Key terms review

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• area containing the canal, the land on either side of the canal, the ports, the port cities, and the railroad

CANAL ZONE

• area containing the canal, the land on either side of the canal, the ports, the port cities, and the railroad

• public square

PLAZA

• public square

• tourism in unspoiled areas to observe wildlife & learn about the environment

ECOTOURISM

• tourism in unspoiled areas to observe wildlife & learn about the environment

• manmade waterway across the isthmus of Panama

PANAMA CANAL

• manmade waterway across the isthmus of Panama

• the effort to distribute land more equally & fairly

LAND REDISTRIBUTION

• the effort to distribute land more equally & fairly

• a person who settles on someone else’s land without permission

SQUATTER

• a person who settles on someone else’s land without permission

• mestizo, or person of mixed Spanish & Native American descent in Guatemala

LADINO

• mestizo, or person of mixed Spanish & Native American descent in Guatemala

• large groups of people who work together for political change

POLITICAL MOVEMENTS

• large groups of people who work together for political change

• refusal to work until certain demands of workers are met

STRIKE

• refusal to work until certain demands of workers are met

• a section of waterway in which ships are raised or lowered by adjusting the water level

LOCK

• a section of waterway in which ships are raised or lowered by adjusting the water level

• someone who travels from one area to another, picking the crops that are in season

MIGRANT WORKER

• someone who travels from one area to another, picking the crops that are in season