mexico Flashcards

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Rio Bravo

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The river that border US and Mexico

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2
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Peninsula

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A piece of land surrounded on three sides by water

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3
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Baja California

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Peninsula by the gulf of california

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4
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Gulf of mexico

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`Seperated from Caribbean Sea by a part of mexico

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5
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Yucatan Peninsula

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Sea by a part of mexico

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6
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Sierra Madre

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mother range

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7
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empire

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An 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 ancestry

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9
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missions

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Church outposts know as

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10
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haciendas

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or huge expanses of farm or ranch land

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11
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Influenced

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It a culture

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12
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Inflation

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is a rise in prices occurs when currency loses its buying power

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13
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Slash and burn

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

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14
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cash crop

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is a crop that farmers grow mainly to sell a profit

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15
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Industry

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Oil business Many mexicans work for Oil

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16
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Tourism

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People visits old colonial cities