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18 Cards in this Set
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Peninsula
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A peninsula is a piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.
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Empire
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An empire is a land with different territories and peoples under a single ruler.
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Mestizos
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Mestizos were people of mixed European and Indian ancestry.
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Missions
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Missions were known as Catholic Church outposts.
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Haciendas
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Haciendas are huge expanses of farm or ranch land.
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Inflation
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Inflation is a rise in prices that occurs when currency loses its buying power.
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Slash & Burn
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Slash and burn is the pracice of burning forest in order to clear land for planting.
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Cash crop
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A cash crop is a crop that farmers grow mainly to sell for a profit.
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Maquiladoras
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Maquiladoras are U.S. and foreign-owned factories.
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Isthmus
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An isthmus is a narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas.
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Archipelago
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An archipelago is a large group of islands.
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Cloud forest
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A cloud forest is a moist,high-elevation tropical forests where low clouds are common.
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Ecotourism
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Ecotourism is the practice of using an area's natural environment to attract tourists.
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Civil war
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A civil war is a conflict between two or more groups within a country.
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Dialect
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Dialect is a regional variety of language.
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Refugee
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A refugee is someone who flees to another country, usually for political or economic reasons.
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Cooperative
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A cooperative is an organization owned by its members and operated for their mutual benefit.
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Commonwealth
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A commonwealth is a self-governing territory associated with another country.
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