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Ch. 5 Sect. 2 Vocab
Central America & the Caribbean Geography & History
Term | Definition |
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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 |