| A | B |
| migrant worker | a laborer who travels from one area to another, picking crops that are in season |
| plaza | public square at the center of a village, a town, or a city |
| squatter | a person who settles on someone eles's land withouth permission |
| ladino | a mestizo, or person of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry in Guatemala |
| land reform | the effort to distribute land more equally and fairly |
| political movement | a large group of people who work together for political change |
| strike | a refusal to work until certain demands of workers are met |
| Panama Canal | a shipping canal across the Isthmus of Panama, linking the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean |
| lock | a section of waterway in which ships are raised or lowered by adjusting the water level |
| Canal Zone | a 10-mile stip ofl and along the Panama Canal, once goverened by the United States |
| ecotourism | travel to unspoiled areas in order to learn about the environment |