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land bridge- a connection between two land masses |
people migrated from the Bering land bridge to Asia.
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vertical climate zone- when different vegetation grows at different elevations |
Tierra Caliente is the warmest vertical climate zone
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conquistador- spanish conqueror
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Another map did the Conquistador good service on his campaign against Honduras.
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mestizo- person of mixed European and native ancestry
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the population includes large Indian and mestizo elements.
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Syncretism- attempted reconciliation of different or opposing principles, practices, or parties, as in philosophy or religion
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the syncretism of the Babylonian and the Persian religion was also the nursing-ground of Gnosticism
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mega city- large city with population over 10 million people |
la is mega city |
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extended family- grandparents, aunts, uncles, and other relatives, who all live nearby or in one household |
His wife and their four children are the only members of the extended family who have not migrated to Australia.
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Maquiladora- factories in Mexico that import raw materials, manufacture products and export products to countries
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Mexico has more than 3500 maquiladoras, 344 are in Jalisco.
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Deforestation- Loss of forests due to widespread logging for hardwoods or to create farmland
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The process of reckless deforestation is perceptible in certain districts
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Isthmus- narrow strip of land, bordered on two sides by water, and connecting two larger landmasses
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An example of an isthmus is a land bridge.
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Archipelago- Island chain
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The marine eels, Muraenidae, are more numerous towards the Malay Archipelago than in the Indian seas
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population pressure- not enough resources for people living there which cause migrations
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Due to population pressures, there are many irregular settlements in the area.
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patois- the dialect of the common people of a region, differing in various respects from the standard language of the rest of the country
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The language of her country novels is the genuine patois of middle France rendered in a literary form.
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latifundia- a large landed estate or ranch in ancient Rome or more recently in Spain or Latin America, typically worked by slaves.
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my laifundia is like 5 minifundias put together |
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minifundia- plots of small land intensively farmed by rural farmers to feed just their family
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i hate my minifundia i wish i had a laifundia |
