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Key Terms Latin America Flashcards

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Slash and Burn Agriculture

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Farming method in which trees and other plants on a plot of land are cut downed and burned and ash is used for fertilizer

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Quetzal

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Colorful Tropical Bird

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Hieroglyphic

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Symbol that stands for word, idea, or sound

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Basin

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Bowl Shaped area

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Chinampa

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Artificial Islands built by the Aztecs

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Dike

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A wall to hold back water

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Aqueduct

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a pipe or canal that carries fresh water

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Conquistador

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A spanish conqueror

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Encomienda

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Right granted from the Spanish government to its American colonists to demand labor or tribute from American Indian

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Peninsular

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A Spanish colonial America, a person born in Spanish

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Creole

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In Spanish colonial America, an American born Descent of Spanish Settlers

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Mestizo

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In Spanish colonial America, a person of mixed Spanish and American Indian ancestry

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Mulatto

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A Spanish colonial America, a person of African or European descent

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Columbian Exchange

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exchange of people, plants, animals, and ideas between the Eastern hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere

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Nationalize

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Government taking ownership of a company or industry

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Embargo

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A complete ban of trade from a country

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Diaspora

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a movement of people from their homeland to other places

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Cultural Diffusion

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The spread of one culture to another culture

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Ecotourism

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tourism that focuses on the environment and seeks to minimize environmental impact

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Specialization

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act of concentrating on a limited number of goods or activities

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Interdependence

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the state of people or countries being dependent on one another

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Infrastructure

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body of public works, such as roads, bridges , and hospitals that a country needs to support a modern economy

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Cartel

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a group of businesses that control an industry

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Digital Divide

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A wide gap to access the internet

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Domesticate

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to change the growth of plants or behavior of animals in ways that are useful for humans

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Nomad

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person who moves from place to place without a permanent home

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Andes

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a mountain range that runs along the western edge of South America

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Terrace

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a strip level of land cut into a mountain slope that is planted with crops

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Quipu

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record- keeping device made of knotted strings, used by the Incas

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Hierarchy

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system for ranking members of a group according to their rankings

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Ayllu

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In Incan Society, a group of related families that pooled its resources to meet peoples needs

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Mita System

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Incan system of paying of taxes with labor

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Line of Demarcation

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Line set by the Treaty of Tordesillas dividing the non-europeans world into 2 zones one controlled by Spain and the other by Portugal

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Treaty of Tordisillas

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Treaty signed by Spain and Portugal in 1494 that divided the non-european world between them

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Mechanization

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used machines to do work that had been done by animals and humans

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Coup

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Sudden violent overthrow of a government, often by force

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Ethnic group

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group of people who share a distinct culture, language, and identity

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Telenova

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A long serial drama made for television

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Diversified

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depending on a variety of of exports or products

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Privatize

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To sell government owned business to private industries and groups

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Literacy Rate

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A locations rate of people able to read or write

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Corruption

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use of power for personal gain

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Deforestation

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loss of forest that cannot be groomed back

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Free Trade Zone

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Area within which all countries can freely trade with one another

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Non-governmental Organization

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group, usually non-profit, that operate with private funding

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