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26 Cards in this Set
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Indigenous
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originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native
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Yucatan Peninsula
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a peninsula in Central America extending into the Gulf of Mexico between the Bay of Campeche and the Caribbean Sea
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Mexico City
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a city in and the capital of Mexico, in the central part. 8,906,000; about 7400 feet (2255 meters) above sea level.
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Tenochtitlan
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the capital of the Aztec empire: founded in 1325; destroyed by the Spaniards in 1521; now the site of Mexico City.
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Conquistador
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one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.
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Viceroy
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a person appointed to rule a country or province as the deputy of the sovereign: the viceroy of India.
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Cuba
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a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 10,999,041; 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
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Dominican Republic
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a republic in the West Indies, occupying the E part of the island of Hispaniola. 8,228,151; 19,129 sq. mi. (49,545 sq. km). Capital: Santo Domingo.
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West Indies
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Also called the Indies. an archipelago in the N Atlantic between North and South America, comprising the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Bahamas.
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Hispanola
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an island in the West Indies, comprising the republic of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. 29,843 sq. mi. (77,293 sq. km).
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Indigenous
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originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native
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Yucatan Peninsula
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a peninsula in Central America extending into the Gulf of Mexico between the Bay of Campeche and the Caribbean Sea
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Mexico City
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a city in and the capital of Mexico, in the central part. 8,906,000; about 7400 feet (2255 meters) above sea level.
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Tenochtitlan
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the capital of the Aztec empire: founded in 1325; destroyed by the Spaniards in 1521; now the site of Mexico City.
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Conquistador
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one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.
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Viceroy
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a person appointed to rule a country or province as the deputy of the sovereign: the viceroy of India.
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Cuba
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a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 10,999,041; 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
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Dominican Republic
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a republic in the West Indies, occupying the E part of the island of Hispaniola. 8,228,151; 19,129 sq. mi. (49,545 sq. km). Capital: Santo Domingo.
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West Indies
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Also called the Indies. an archipelago in the N Atlantic between North and South America, comprising the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Bahamas.
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Hispanola
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an island in the West Indies, comprising the republic of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. 29,843 sq. mi. (77,293 sq. km).
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Rio de janeiro
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a seaport in SE Brazil: former capital. 5,184,292.
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Puerto Rico
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an island in the central West Indies: a commonwealth associated with the U.S. 3,196,520; 3435 sq. mi. (8895 sq. km). Capital: San Juan. Abbreviation: P.R., PR
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Haiti
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Formerly, Hayti. a republic in the West Indies occupying the W part of the island of Hispaniola. 6,611,407; 10,714 sq. mi. (27,750 sq. km). Capital: Port-au-Prince.
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Panama
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a republic in S Central America. 2,693,417; 28,575 sq. mi. (74,010 sq. km).
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embargo
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Dont trade
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Defection
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escap
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