MEXICHO Flashcards
Rio Bravo
A major river dividing U.s and mexico
Peninsula
a piece of land surrounded on three sides by water
Baja California
A narrow peninsula stretching south into the Pacific Ocean from Northern Mexico
Gulf Of Mexico
mexico’s border separated from the Carribean sea by a part of mexico called Yucatan peninsula
Yucatan peninsula
A part of mexico that separates the gulf of mexico from the Carribean sea.
Sierra Madre
Two mountain ranges plus another short one in southern mexico make up this mountain.
empire
a land with different territories and peoples under a single rule
mestizos
people of mixed European and indian ancestry
mission
church outpost
haciendas
huge expanses of farm or ranch land
inflation
is a rise in prices that occurs when currency loses its buying power.
slash and burn agriculture
the practice of burning forest to clear land for planning
cash crop
a crop farmers grow mainly to sell for a profit
smog
a mixture of smoke,chemicals,and fog
maquiladoras
u.s and foreign-owned factories