| A | B |
|---|
| cash crops | crops grown for sale in a market |
| favelas | large urban slums |
| maquiladoras | factories in Mexico that produce goods for U.S. markets |
| Chile | world's largest producer and exporter of copper |
| land reform | one result of the Mexican revolution |
| warm and sunny climate | basis for Central America's tourism industry |
| poor infrastructure | major obstacle to economic growth in Mexico |
| milpa | style of cultivation where several crops are grown in same plot |
| Puerto Rico | most industrialized country in the Caribbean |
| importing raw materials | limitation of many industries in South America |
| Mexico City | The cultural, political, and economic center of Mexico |
| Veracruz | An important seaport and communications center |
| Cacao | Tree from which cocoa beans are harvested |
| CARICOM | Caribbean Community and Common Market |
| Ecotourism | Focuses on guided travel through natural areas and on outdoor activities |
| Coup | change in government due to group taking it by force |
| Guadalajara | The second-largest city in Mexico |
| microstates | extremely small, autonomous countries |
| Turin | an industrial city in northern Italy |
| Lisbon | largest city and capital in Portugal |
| cork | bark stripped from certain trees |
| complementary region | combining two areas with different strengths |
| European Union | economic and political cooperative organization |
| nationalized | industries owned and operated by the government |
| socialism | economic system in which the government owns the means of production |
