Vocabulary

the southernmost region of North America, between Mexico and South America, consists of 7 countries

• Central America

• South America

• North America

• Mexico

a group of people with their own languages and way of life

• city

• economy

• civilization

• immigration

the spread of cultural beliefs and activities from one group of people to another

• polytheistic

• Latin America

• culture

• cultural diffusion

the regions consisting of Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean Islands, and the entire continent of South America

• Latin America

• Mexico

• South America

• North America

a certain way of doing things or behaving specific to a culture or group of people

• custom

• immigration

• multicultural

• polytheistic

the wealth or resources flowing through a country

• culture

• monotheistic

• economy

• civilization

when a person moves from one country to another

• economy

• immigration

• multicultural

• Latin America

a shared way of life; traits of a specific group of people (religion, language, etc.)

• culture

• immigration

• ethnicity

• economy

having more than one culture in a place

• monotheistic

• culture

• multicultural

• immigration

believing in 1 god or higher being (deity)

• monotheistic

• multicultural

• custom

• culture