KIM assignment Flashcards

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A tropical savanna in Brazil

A

Cerrado

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Grasslands

A

Llanos

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2
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Grassy plains

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Pampas

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3
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Crops are cut down and burned before new seeds.

A

Slash and burn

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4
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Water and nutrients are washed down the steps(farming in the mountains)

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Terranced farming

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5
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Main structures to operate a society

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Infrastructure

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6
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Capitol of Aztec empire(Mexico city)

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Tenochtitlan

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7
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Spanish and Native American people mixed

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Mestizo

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8
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Factory ran by a U.S. Company in Mexico to take advantage of cheap labor

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Maquiladoras

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9
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A kind of West Indian

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Calypso

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10
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Not taxed and not monitored by any form of government

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Informal economy

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11
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People living in central Andes before Spanish conquest

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Inca

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12
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Language of the Inca

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Quechua

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13
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A trading block of 10 countries

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Metcosur

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14
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Most colorful feast day in Brazil

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Carnival

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15
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Gave Portugal claim to Brazil

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Treaty of Tordesillas

16
Q

Brazilian dance with African influences

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Samba

17
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A martial art and dance from African orgins

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Capoeira

18
Q

A small group of people having control of a country

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Oligarchy

19
Q

Military dictators or political boss

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Caudillo

20
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Military or political group that rules a country after taking power by force

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Junta

21
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Land is given to landless people

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Land reforms

22
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Variety of life in a specific ecosystem

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Biodiversity

23
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Primary rate interface

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PRI