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21 Cards in this Set
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Latin America
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cultural region where people speak one of the languages descended from Latin - Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French
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Middle America
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nations and islands between the United States and South America
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Baja California
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peninsula that extends south from California
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Gulf of California
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located between mainland and Baja California
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Yucatan Peninsula
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"spout" of Mexico that curves north and east in Gulf of Mexico
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Bay of Campeche
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located east of Mexio
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Tijuana
Juarez |
northern border towns of Mexico
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Sierra Madre Oriental
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mountain range in east of Mexico
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Sierra Madre Occidental
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mountain range in west of Mexico
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Monterrey
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ultramodern and high-tech city about 150 south of the U.S.-Mexico border
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la Mesa Central
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central part of Mexico
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Tijuana and Juarez
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northern border towns in Mexico
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Northern Plateau
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upper area between the ranges of the Sierra Madre
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Veracruz
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biggest port in Mexico
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Cancun
Acapulco |
major tourist destinations
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saguaro
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type of cactus found in Sonoran Desert
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Toltec
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ancient civilization of Mexico that built pyramids
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Aztec
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early Mexican civilization that built their capital, Tenochtitlan, on an island in Lake Texoco
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haciendas
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ranches
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peones
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Indians who worked the farms and mines for the Spanish noblemen
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mestizos
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people of mixed Spanish and Indian ancestry
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