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16 Cards in this Set
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Indigenous people |
Descendants of the people who first lived in a region |
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Maquiladora |
Mexican factory that assembles parts to make products for export |
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emigrate |
To leave one country to settle in another |
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immigrant |
A person who comes into a foreign country to make a new home |
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campesino |
A poor Latin American farmer or farm worker |
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Migrant worker |
a laborer who travels from one area to another,picking crops that are in season |
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plaza |
a public square at the center of a village, a town or a city |
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squatter |
a person who settles on someone else's land without permission |
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ladino |
a mestizo, or person of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry, in Guatemala |
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land reform |
the effort to distribute land more equally |
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political movement |
a large group of people who work together for political change |
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strike |
a refusal to work until certain demands of workers are met |
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Panama Canal |
A shipping canal across the Isthmus of Panama, linking the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean |
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Lock |
A section of waterway in witch ships are raised or lowered by adjusting the water level |
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Canal Zone |
A 10 mile strip of land along the Panama Canal, once governed by the United States |
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Ecotourism |
Travel to unspoiled areas in order to learn about the environment |
