WI/ CA Vocab
Term | + - x | Definition | |
Archipelago | + | A group of islands | |
Canal | + | A human made waterway that ships use to cross land barriers. | |
Coup | + | A violent overthrow of a government | |
Dictatorship | + | A form of government in which all power is concentrated in a single person | |
Embargo | + | To forbid trade with a country | |
Illiterate | + | Can not read or write | |
Imperialism | + | Having influence over another country or land area | |
Isthmus | + | A narrow strip of land between two water areas | |
Lock (for a canal) | + | A way to elevate ships so they may pass through a canal | |
Parliamentary Democracy | + | A democratic form of government in which the people are elected to a parliament (like Congress). These Members of Parliament then choose one of their members to be Prime Minister (like a president) | |
Poverty | + | Extremely poor - can not afford the basics of life (food, clothing, shelter) | |
Poverty Cycle | + | The idea that once impoverished (in poverty) a person is doomed to remain impoverished and so are their descendents | |
Poverty Line | + | The income level at which if you earn more than that amount you are not impoverished, earn less and you are impoverished | |
Rain Shadow | + | When warm moist air (rain clouds) encounter a tall mountain the air is blocked causing the area on the other side of the mountain to be dry. | |
Referendum | + | A vote on an issue or question (not a person) | |
Republic | + | A democratic form of government in which the leader (president) is directly elected by the people. | |
Tierra | + | “Hot land” The temperature zone from sea level to about 3000 feet. | |
Tierra Fria | + | “Cold land” The temperature zone above 6000 feet. | |
Tierra Templada | + | “Temperate land” The temperature zone from 3000 to 6000 feet. Most people in Central America live here. | |