Development of Latin America Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• new world : general term used to describe the newly discovered americas during the european age of exploration; this is in contrast to the "old world" of the eastern hemisphere; particularly europe.
• hacienda : the part of the economy owned and operated by the national government
• coup : the act of overthrowing an existing governing authority
• trafficking : the illegal smuggling of people or products (especially drugs or weapons)
• brics : political science term used for the world's five fastest-growing economies
• globalization : process of interaction and integration among various parts of the world through commercial and cultural exchange
• rural : an area that is largely countryside; this is in contrast to an urban (city) area
• cartel : a group which dominates the trade of a specific product or service
• embargo : economic policy which blocks all trade with a given nation, typically due to safety and/or humiliation concerns; embargoes are also enacted to sanction enemy nations
• andean : geographic term for countries located along the andes mountain range of south america
• emigrate : to relocate to a new country for the purpose of employment
• romance : referring to the languages and cultural characteristics which evolved out of the latin-speaking roman empire
• soviet union : abridged name used to describe the former communist government of russia during the cold war; also known as the u.s.s.r.
• latino : general term for those with latin american ancestry from a spanish-speaking country
• communist : an economic system wherein private ownership is largely forbidden and all industries and resources are under the control of the state
• iberian : referring to the nations and cultures of europe's iberian peninsula, spain and portugal