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10 Cards in this Set
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irrigation
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enables farmers to raise crops in arid regions
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hacienda
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a large estate operated as a farm or cattle ranch in Mexico
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plateau
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an area of high, flat land
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land redistribution
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haciendas are broken up and divided among landless peasants
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maquiladoras
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factories that assemble products almost exclusively for the U.S.
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peninsula
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a strip of land that juts out into the ocean
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NAFTA
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North American Free Trade Agreement; signed by the U.S., Canada, and Mexico in 1993 to phase out trade barriers between the 3 countries
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sinkhole
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a hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage
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subsistence farming
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growing only enough food to feed your family
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migrant worker
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travel from place to place to cultivate or harvest crops where extra help is needed
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