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16 Cards in this Set
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Rio Bravo |
One of Mexico's few major rivers |
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peninsula |
Piece of land surrounded on three sides by water
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Baja California |
A narrow peninsula that stretches south into the Pacific Ocean from Northern Mexico |
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Gulf of Mexico |
Mexico's border |
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Yucatan Peninsula |
A part of Mexico That separates it from the Caribbean Sea. |
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Sierra Madre |
"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 ancestry. |
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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 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 |
