1. Latin America Chapter 4 Key terms review Click on the slide to see the key term matched to its defintion

2. area containing the canal, the land on either side of the canal, the ports, the port cities, and the railroad

3. CANAL ZONE area containing the canal, the land on either side of the canal, the ports, the port cities, and the railroad

4. public square

5. PLAZA public square

6. tourism in unspoiled areas to observe wildlife & learn about the environment

7. ECOTOURISM tourism in unspoiled areas to observe wildlife & learn about the environment

8. manmade waterway across the isthmus of Panama

9. PANAMA CANAL manmade waterway across the isthmus of Panama

10. the effort to distribute land more equally & fairly

11. LAND REDISTRIBUTION the effort to distribute land more equally & fairly

12. a person who settles on someone else’s land without permission

13. SQUATTER a person who settles on someone else’s land without permission

14. mestizo, or person of mixed Spanish & Native American descent in Guatemala

15. LADINO mestizo, or person of mixed Spanish & Native American descent in Guatemala

16. large groups of people who work together for political change

17. POLITICAL MOVEMENTS large groups of people who work together for political change

18. refusal to work until certain demands of workers are met

19. STRIKE refusal to work until certain demands of workers are met

20. a section of waterway in which ships are raised or lowered by adjusting the water level

21. LOCK a section of waterway in which ships are raised or lowered by adjusting the water level

22. someone who travels from one area to another, picking the crops that are in season

23. MIGRANT WORKER someone who travels from one area to another, picking the crops that are in season