Latin America Vocab Flashcards
Terraced farming
A farming method in which steep hillsides are fashioned into a step-like series of level terraces
Slash and burn agriculture
An agricultural technique that involves cutting and burning of forests to create fields
Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)
A Mexican political party that held power in the country
Mestizo
A mixed race consisting the Spaniard race and the American Indian race
Immigration
The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country
Emigration
Leave one’s own country in order to settle permanently in another
Maquiladora
A factory in Mexico run by a forge in company and exporting its products to the country of that company
Panama Canal
A canal across Panama that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
Informal economy
A part of an economy that is not taxed, monitored, or included in GNP
Treaty of Tordesillas
A treaty that divided the newly discovered lands between Portugal and Spain
Pampas
Treeless plains in South America
Llanos
A treeless, grassy plain
Amazon River
A major South American River; the world’s second longest river
Deforestation
Clearing an area of forests or trees
Global warming
A gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth’s atmosphere
