Chapter 7.3 (220-221) and Chapter 9.3 (286-291): Caribbean and Tropical North

remittance

the money sent back to the homeland by people who have gone somewhere else to work

reggae

a traditional Jamaican style of music that uses complex drum rhythms

French Creole

The language spoken in Haiti which is a blend of French and African languages

Communism

The government system of Cuba which leads to little innovation

ratio

the relationship in amount or size between two or more things

Mestizo

a person of mixed European and Native American descent

migrate

to move to an area to settle

Regional dialect

a particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group.

Creole

a group of languages developed by enslaved people on colonial plantations that is a mixture of French, Spanish, and African

tariff

A tax on imported goods

Union of South American Nations (UNASUR)

An intergovernmental organization proposed in 2008 to improve the economic integration of South American countries

Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)

Paramilitary and terrorist group based in Colombia that waged guerilla warfare for several years until an attempted peace deal was signed in 2016. The group claims to try and help the nation's poor farmers and to rid Colombia of foreign influence and businesses. Remnants still remain.

Hugo Chavez

Venezuelan political leader and president; he set out to eliminate poverty in his country, but his methods of doing so tended to turn his country away from democracy and toward a dictatorship.

Nicholas Maduro

Current President of Venezuela, replaced Hugo Chavez and continued many of his policies and governing style.

Caracas

The capital city of Venezuela, home to more than three million people.

Quito

The capital city of Ecuador, home to more than two million people.

Spanish (Español)

The official language of Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico, due to past colonial heritage

English

The official language of Guyana, Jamaica, Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, and Puerto Rico, due to past colonial heritage. Often times it is as a English based, Creole Language

Dutch

The official language of Suriname, through not the main language as most people speak Hindi due to history of having Indian immigration.

regional dialect

a distinct form of a language spoken in a particular geographical area