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Ch. 5 Sect. 2 Vocab
Central America & the Caribbean Geography & History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cash crop | farm crop sold for profit |
| scarcity | a shortage of something |
| triangular trade | trade among three continents: the Americas, Europe, and Africa |
| multitude | large numbers |
| staple | a basic part of people's diet |
| viceroy | a governor of Spain's colonies in the Americas who represented the Spanish king and queen |
| province | a smaller part of a larger country, especially in Canada |
| harbor | a place where ships can land protected from the open sea |
| dictator | a ruler with complete control |
| commonweatlth | a nation that governs itself but is part of a larger country |