Vocabulary

Central America Unit Vocabulary

Capitalism an economic system in which the means of production and distribution are privately or corporately owned in a free market. It encourages private investment and business. The US is a capitalistic system.

Catholic: a large grouping of the Christian faith with origins from Rome.

Cold War:  a conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years.

Command Economy: The government decides what, and how much will be produced and sets the prices in this type of system

Communism: a political system in which people own all property and dominate all aspects of life

Cuban Missile Crises: a stand-off between the US and the Soviets because of the threat of nuclear weapons in Cuba.

Cultural Diffusion: when culture is spread from one area to another because of the movement of people.

Cultural Region: an area in which people have shared many culture traits

Demand: the need or desire that people have for a product or service

Demography:  the science of vital and social statistics, as of the births, deaths, diseases, marriages, etc., of populations

Domestic: of one's own country

Economic Indicators are measures of the condition of the economy.

Economic Interdependence: When countries economically depend on one another to be successful  i.e. trading partners.

Entrepreneurs:  a person who creates business and develops new ideas.  

Era Of Exploration began in the early 15th century and lasted until the 17th century. The period is characterized as a time when Europeans began exploring the world by sea in search of trading partners, new goods, and new trade routes.

Foreign: being or coming from another country.

Labor/Labor force:  Consist of all citizens in a country who are of working age

Indigenous: native to a certain area, the first ones there

Natural Resources:  anything people can use which comes from nature

Protestant: a major group with the Christian faith includes Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran, etc.

Supply: the amount of a product or service that is to be made

Transportation Corridors:  a linear pathway for a particular mode of transportation could consist of roads, passages, cannels, rivers, etc.