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Latin America Vocab Flashcards

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Terraced farming

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A step like area used for farming on a mountain

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Llanos

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Plains in South America used for grazing and farming

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Tenochtitian

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Ancient Aztec capital (Mexico City)

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Calypso

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Music from Africa, Spain, and the Caribbean

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Quechua

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Inca empires language, spoken in the Andes highlands

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Samba

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Brazilian dance with African influences

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Junta

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Generals run government, military takes over

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PRI

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Introduced democracy to maintain political stability

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Cerrado

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A Sahara with moderate rain, suitable for farming

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Push factors

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Leave their homeland for a bad reason

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Mestizo

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Spanish and Native American heritage

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Reggae

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Jamaican music from the 1960’s

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Mercosur

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A regional trade agreement Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay

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Capoeira

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Martial arts dance from Brazil

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Land reforms

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Breaking up land holdings to attain balance for farmers

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United providences of Central America

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Mexico name when it declared independence

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Pampas

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South American prairie

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Pull factors

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A benefit that attracts immigrants

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Maquiladoras

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Assembly plants in Mexico

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Informal economy

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Part of the economy that isn’t taxed

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Carnival

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Merrymaking festival before lent

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Oligarchy

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All power is vested in few

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Biodiversity

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Diversity between plant and animal species in one place

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Slash and burn

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Cutting and burning forests

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Infrastructure

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The basic physical and organizational facilities

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Nafta

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Cheap/ free trade between Mexico, USA, and Canada

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Inca’s

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Empires in the Andes mountains in Peru

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Treaty of tordesillas

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Divides colonization rights between Spain and Portugal

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Caudillo

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Military or political leader

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Global warming

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Gradual increase of the overall world temp

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