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39 Cards in this Set
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isthmus
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narrow strip of land that has water on both sides and joins 2 larger bodies of land
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tributary
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river or stream that flows to a main river
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coral
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a rock-like substance made up of tiny sea animal skeletons
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El Nino
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a warm ocean current that flows along the west coast of South America
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elevation
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height of land above sea level
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quipu
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a knotted string that the government and traders use to keep records
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treaty
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anagreement in writing made between 2 or more countries
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hacienda
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a plantation owned by spanish settlers or the Catholic Church in Spanish America
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revolution
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a political movement to overthrow the current government and set up a new one
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invest
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to spend money to earn more money
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rural
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haveing to do with coutryside
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urban
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having to do with cities
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injustice
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unfair
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emigrate
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to move from one coutry to another
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immigrant
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a person who's moved from 1 country into another
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ethnic group
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a group of people who share language, religion, and cultural traditions
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Carnival
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a annual celebration in Latin America with music, dancing, and parades
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squatter
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a person who settles on someone else's land without permission
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plaza
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the public square in a town, city, or village
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migrant farmworker
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a laberor who travels from 1 area to another picking crops that are in season
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strike
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refusal of work, to not work until certain demands are met
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citizen
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a person who has certain rights and certain responsibilities under a particualr government
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commonwealth
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a self-governing unit that has strong ties with another country
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canopy
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the dense mass of leaves, the top layer of a forest
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privization
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a policy by a government to sell its industries to individuals or private companies
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boom
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a period of increased prosperity an economic activity when more of a product is produced & sold
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constitution
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a statement of country's basic laws and values
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dialecta
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version of a language that's spoken in a particular region
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exile
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a person who leaves or is forced to leave their land 4 another country because of political reasons.
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communist
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having an economic system in which the government owns all large businesses and most of the country's land.
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dictator
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a ruler of a county that has total POWER!
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Lock
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a section of a waterway in which ships are raised or lowered by adjusting the water level
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ladino
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a guatemalan mestizo
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import
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to bring products into 1 country from another to sell
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plateau
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large area of mostly level land
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treaty of tordesillas
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the 1494 treaty setting up the Line of Demarcation
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Line of Demarcation
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an imaginary line from the North to the South Pole. Spain could settle and trade on the west and Portugal could do the same on the east.
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conquistator
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16th century conquerors workin gfor the spain gov't who were in charge of gaining land and wealth in the Americas
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indigenous
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people who are descendents of the people who 1st lived in a region
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