Mexico Flashcards
1
Q
a piece of land that’s surrounded by water on three sides
A
peninsula
2
Q
a land with different territories and people ruled by the same person
A
empire
3
Q
someone with European and Indigenous decent
A
mestizos
4
Q
church outpost- spread religion and build community
A
mission
5
Q
huge expanses of farm or ranches
A
haciendas
6
Q
a rise in price when currency loses by power
A
inflation
7
Q
clears land for farming use, using fire
A
slash and burn agriculture
8
Q
a crop farmers grow for profit
A
cash crop
9
Q
mix of smoke, chemicals, and fog
A
smog
10
Q
factories owned by other countries
A
maquiladoras
