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42 Cards in this Set
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National debt |
Money owed by government |
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issue |
problem |
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maintain |
keep up |
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default |
miss a debt payment |
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gaucho |
cow hand |
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Sodium Nitrate |
mineral used in fertilizer and explosives |
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selva |
Amazon rain forest |
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Favela |
overcrowded slum areas |
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fee |
set charges |
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shift |
change |
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common wealth |
self governing territory |
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remittances |
money sent back home |
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command economy |
communist government decides how resources are used and what goods and services are produced |
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literacy rate |
percentage of people who can read and write |
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reveal |
divulge; explain |
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migrant workers |
workers who temporarily move to work |
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plantations |
large farm that raises single crop for sale |
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subsistence farms |
small plots where families grow own food to survive |
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assemble |
put together |
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maquiladoras |
factories |
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vaqueros |
Mexican cow hands |
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plaza |
public square |
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Maize |
corn |
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jade |
shiny green stone |
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obsidian |
used for weapons; hard, black, volcanic glass |
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hieroglyphics |
form of writing. Uses signs and symbols |
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empire |
1 ruler ruling over large territory |
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complex |
highly developed |
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transform |
to greatly change |
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cash crop |
farm products grown for export |
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caudillos |
high ranking military officers that rule as dictators |
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communist state |
government controls economy and society |
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stable |
secure |
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revolution |
a sudden, violent change of government |
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migration |
movement of people |
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elements |
parts |
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mestizos |
people of mixed races: Native Americans and Europeans |
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pidgin language |
combination of languages |
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carnival |
a large festival |
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murals |
large paintings on walls |
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comment |
talk about |
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style |
form |
