GWA Latin America Vocab. Flashcards
Inflation
The rate of increase in prices over a given period of time
Ejido
(In Mexico) a piece of land farmed communally under a system supported by the state
Liberation Theology
A theology applied to the core concerns of marginalized communities in need of social, political, or economic equality and justice
Embargo
An official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country
Coup d e’tat
A sudden decisive exercise of force in politics
Oligarchy
A small group of people having control of a country, organization or institution
Creole
A person of European descent born especially in the West Indies or Spanish America
Penisular
Extensive, treeless plains in South America
Regionalism
A strong feeling of pride or loyalty that people in a region have for that region, often including desire to govern themselves
Tierra-Caliente
A region or zone of a hot climate
Tierra-Templada
A region or zone of temperate climate
Tierra-Fria
A region or zone of cold climate
Mestizo
(In Latin America) a man of mixed race, especially having Spanish indigenous descent
Maize
A Central American cereal plant that yields large grains set in rows on a cob corn
Quipu
An ancient Inca device for recording information consisting of variously colored threads knotted in different ways
