Chapter 9: Latin America Today Flashcards
What is the term for the percentage of people in a country who can read and write
Literacy Rate
A Mexican cowhand (cowboy)
Vaquero
What is a term for a factory in Mexico in which the workers assemble parts made in another country
Maquiladoras
What is a public square in Mexico called
A plaza
What mineral is used in fertilizer and explosives
Sodium nitrate
What is an overcrowded slum area in a Brazilian city called
A favela
What word means to miss a debt payment to the company or person who lent you money
Default
What term is used for money that people send back home when they work in other countries
Remittance
What is the term for a person who travels from place to place when extra workers are needEd to plant or harvest the crops
A migrant worker
What is the term for money owed by the government
National debt
What is the term for a self governing territory
A commonwealth
What is a small plot of land where farmers grow only enough food to feed their families
A subsistence farm
In what economic system does the government have complete control over the economy
Command economy
What is the term for a large farm that raises a single crop for export
A plantation
What is a cowhand (cowboy) in Argentina called
Gaucho
