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Altiplano
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a plateau region in South America, situated in the Andes of Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru.
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Amazon Basin
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the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries that drains an area of about 6,915,000 km2
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Aztecs
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a member of a Nahuatl-speaking state in central Mexico that was conquered by Cortés in 1521.
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CAFTA
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Central American Free Trade Agreement
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canopy
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the cover formed by the leafy upper branches of the trees in a forest.
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cash crops
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a crop for direct sale in a market, as distinguished from a crop for use as livestock feed or for other purposes.
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Conformity
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action in accord with prevailing social standards, attitudes, practices, etc.
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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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Cordillera
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a set of parallel mountain chains, usually the principal mountain system or mountain axis of a large landmass.
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Coup
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a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
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desforestation
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to divest or clear of forests or trees:
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dialect
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a variety of a language that is distinguished from other varieties of the same language by features of phonology, grammar, and vocabulary, and by its use by a group of speakers who are set off from others geographically or socially
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Disseminated
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to scatter or spread widely, as though sowing seed; promulgate extensively; broadcast; disperse
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drug cartel
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organization that controls a regions drug supply and distribution through force
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export
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to ship (commodities) to other countries or places for sale, exchange
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Hydroelectric power
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the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water.
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Incas
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a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
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Indigenous
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originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native
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maquiladora
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a factory run by a U.S. company in Mexico to take advantage of cheap labor and lax regulation.
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matriatchal
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the female head of a family or tribal line.
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Mayans
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a group of languages spoken by the Mayas in southern Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize, including Yucatec, Quiché, and Huastec
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megacity
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a city having a population of ten million or more.
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mestizo
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a person of racially mixed ancestry, especially, in Latin America, of mixed American Indian and European, usually Spanish or Portuguese, ancestry, or, in the Philippines, of mixed native and foreign ancestry.
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Mexican Drug War
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The Mexican Drug War is an ongoing armed conflict among rival drug cartels fighting each other for regional control and against the Mexican Government
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mural
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a large picture painted or affixed directly on a wall or ceiling.
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Panama Canal
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a canal extending SE from the Atlantic to the Pacific across the Isthmus of Panama. 40 miles (64 km) long.
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rain forest
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forest, usually of tall, densely growing, broad-leaved evergreen trees in an area of high annual rainfall.
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service industry
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an industry that provides services, such as transport or entertainment, rather than goods
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shantytown
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a section, as of a city or town, characterized by shanties and crudely built houses.
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slash and burn farming
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form of subsistence farming in which land is cleared by slashing the vegetation down and then burning the field.
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sustainable development
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any construction that can be maintained over time without damaging the environment; development balancing near-term interests with the protection of the interests of future generations
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Tribal Systems
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a system of organization that is held through the indigenous populations
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