Mexico Flashcards

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Rio Grande

A

one of Mexico’s most major rivers

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2
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Peninsula

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A piece of land surrounded on the three sides by water

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3
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Baja California

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Piece of land surrounded on three sides by water

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4
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Gulf of Mexico

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Is separated from the Caribbean Sea

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5
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Yuctation peninsula

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Separated at the Caribbean Sea

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6
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Sierra made

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The two mountain ranges and another shorter one in southern Mexico

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7
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Empire

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Is a land with different territories and people under a single ruler

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8
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Mestizos

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Spaniards called people of mixed European and Indian ancestory

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9
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Missions

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Church outpost

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10
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Haciendas

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Huge expanses of farm or ranch land

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11
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INFLATION

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Is a rise in proces that occurs when currency loses its buying power

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12
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Slash and burn agriculture

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Which is the practice of burning forest in order to clear land for planting

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13
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Cash crop

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Is a crop that farmers grow mainly to sell for profit

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14
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Mexico City

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Population of 19 million people. It’s the second largest city

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15
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Smog

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Mixture of smoke.

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16
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Maquiladoras

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Us and forge in owned factors that are call maquiladoras