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15 Cards in this Set
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archipelago
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large group or chain of islands
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colony
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overseas settlement made by a parent country
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communism
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authoritarian political system in which the central government controls the economy and society
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light industry
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production of consumer goods, such as food products and household goods
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dialect
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local form of a language
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commonwealth
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term for a republic or state governed by the people; the official title of Puerto Rico
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hurricane
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fierce tropical storm system with high speed winds, formed over warm oceans
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plantation
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large farm on which a single cash crop is raised
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chicle
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juice of the sapodilla tree, used in making chewing gum
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nutrient
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minerals in soil that supply growing plants with food
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bauxite
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mineral ore from which aluminum is taken
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ladino
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In Guatemala, a person who speaks Spanish and follows a Spanish-American, not Native American, lifestyle
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literacy rate
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percentage of adults in a society who can read and write
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isthmus
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narrow piece of land connecting two larger pieces of land.
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cooperative
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In Cuba, a farm owned and operated by the government.
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