| A | B |
| oligarchy | Refers to where a small group rules a country |
| underemployed | Condition where a person has a job that does not supply an adequate living |
| coup | a takeover of a government |
| ecotourism | tourism with an environmental focus |
| Banana-coffee dominated economies | CA economies have this agricultural problem |
| High population growth rates | This puts pressure on job supplies in CA |
| High level of poverty | This brings dissatisfaction in CA |
| Stratified societies | Strong Classes: creates a rich-poor tension in CA |
| Democracy | This has been a failure or hoax in most of CA |
| Mexico | Revolt is likely here if oil money fails to benefit the average citizen |
| Honduras | This is the poorest CA country in our study group |
| Nicaragua | The USA learned how not to approach CA countries over government issues here |
| El Salvador | The USA folloowed a new policy of approaching CA governments here |
| Mexico, Costa Rica | CA countries with real functioning democracies |