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16 Cards in this Set
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Rio Bravo (Rio Grande) |
One of Mexico's major rivers |
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Peninsula |
A piece of land surrounded on three sides by water |
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Baja California |
A peninsula in Mexico |
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Gulf of Mexico |
The border of Mexico to the east |
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Yucatan Peninsula |
Separates the Gulf of Mexico from the Caribbean Sea |
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Sierra Madre |
A group of three mountain ranges known as the "mother range" |
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Empire |
A land with different territories and peoples under a single ruler |
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Mestizos |
What Spaniards called people of mixed European and Indian ancestery |
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Missions |
Church outposts |
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Haciendas |
Huge expanses of farm or ranch land |
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Inflation |
A rise in prices that occurs when currency loses its buying power |
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Slash-And-Burn Agriculture |
The practice of burning forest in order to clear land for planting |
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Cash Crop |
A crop that farmers grow mainly to sell for a profit |
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Mexico City |
The world's second-largest city and one of the most densely populated and urban areas |
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Smog |
A mixture of smoke, chemicals, and fog |
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Maquiladoras |
U.S and foreign-owned factories |
