KIM assignment Flashcards
A tropical savanna in Brazil
Cerrado
Grasslands
Llanos
Grassy plains
Pampas
Crops are cut down and burned before new seeds.
Slash and burn
Water and nutrients are washed down the steps(farming in the mountains)
Terranced farming
Main structures to operate a society
Infrastructure
Capitol of Aztec empire(Mexico city)
Tenochtitlan
Spanish and Native American people mixed
Mestizo
Factory ran by a U.S. Company in Mexico to take advantage of cheap labor
Maquiladoras
A kind of West Indian
Calypso
Not taxed and not monitored by any form of government
Informal economy
People living in central Andes before Spanish conquest
Inca
Language of the Inca
Quechua
A trading block of 10 countries
Metcosur
Most colorful feast day in Brazil
Carnival
Gave Portugal claim to Brazil
Treaty of Tordesillas
Brazilian dance with African influences
Samba
A martial art and dance from African orgins
Capoeira
A small group of people having control of a country
Oligarchy
Military dictators or political boss
Caudillo
Military or political group that rules a country after taking power by force
Junta
Land is given to landless people
Land reforms
Variety of life in a specific ecosystem
Biodiversity
Primary rate interface
PRI