Ch. 7 Mexico Vocab

Question 1

a strip of land that connects two larger landmasses enabling migration of plants and animals to new areas

Answer 1

Land bridge-

Question 2

relating to or caused by an earthquake

Answer 2

Seismic-

Question 3

climate zones that occur as elevation increases, each with its own natural vegetation and crops

Answer 3

Vertical climate zones-

Question 4

Spanish for “conqueror”; Spanish soldier who participated in the conquest of indigenous peoples of Latin America

Answer 4

Conquistador-

Question 5

refers to people of mixed indigenous and European descent

Answer 5

Mestizo-

Question 6

farm products grown to be sold or traded rather than used by the farm family

Answer 6

Cash crop-

Question 7

a blending of beliefs and practices from different religions into one faith

Answer 7

Syncretism-

Question 8

a great city that is made up of several large and small cities

Answer 8

Megacity-

Question 9

a city that dominates a country’s economy, culture, and government and in which population is concentrated; usually the capital

Answer 9

Primate city-

Question 10

household made up of several generations of family members

Answer 10

Extended family-

Question 11

market value of all goods and services produced within a country in a year

Answer 11

Gross domestic product-

Question 12

in Mexico, a manufacturing plant set up by a foreign firm

Answer 12

Maquiladora-

Question 13

an area of a country in which trade restrictions do not apply

Answer 13

Free trade zone-

Question 14

the loss or destruction of forests, mainly for logging or farming

Answer 14

Deforestation-

Question 15

technological and economic growth that does not deplete the human and natural resources of a given area

Answer 15

Sustainable development-

Question 16

the sinking or settling of land to a lower level in response to various natural and human-caused factors

Answer 16

Land subsidence-