Vocabulary review for Latin America Chapter 5 The Caribbean Click on the slide to see the definition, then click again to see the key term
Someone who leaves his or her homeland to protect personal safety and escape persecution
Refugee Someone who leaves his or her homeland to protect personal safety and escape persecution
a Haitian of missed African & European descent; a Haitian language based on French & African languages
CREOLE a Haitian of missed African & European descent; a Haitian language based on French & African languages
Leader of Cuba’s government
FIDEL CASTRO Leader of Cuba’s government
A statement of a country’s basic laws and values
CONSTITUTION A statement of a country’s basic laws and values
A person with certain rights & responsibilities under a particular government
CITIZEN A person with certain rights & responsibilities under a particular government
Government that owns all large businesses and most of the country’s land
COMMUNIST Government that owns all large businesses and most of the country’s land
President of Haiti, first elected to office in 1990
JEAN BERTRAND ARISTIDE President of Haiti, first elected to office in 1990
A self-governing political unit that has strong ties to a particular country
COMMONWEALTH A self-governing political unit that has strong ties to a particular country
Unable to read & write
ILLITERATE Unable to read & write
A country joined to another country for a special purpose
ALLY A country joined to another country for a special purpose