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21 Cards in this Set
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landlocked
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having no coast on the ocean
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plaza
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open space in towns in Mexico and other Spanish-speaking countries, often in front of a church
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ecotourism
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type of tourism focusing on guided travel through natural areas
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sinkhole
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steep-sided depressions that form when the roof of a cave collapses
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mestizo
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people of mixed European and American Indian ancestry
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voodoo
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Haitian version of traditional African religious beliefs that are blended with elements of Christianity
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manioc
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tropical plant with starchy roots
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conquistadors
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Spanish conquerors of foreign lands during the colonial era
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mulatto
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people of both African and European ancestry
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Inca
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founders of South Ameria's greatest early civilization
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commonwealth
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self-governing territory associated with another country
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mangrove
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type of tree with roots that grow in saltwater
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minifundia
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samll South Amarican farms created when large colonial estates were broken up
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cash crops
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crops grown for sale in a market
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cacao
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type of tree from which we get cocoa beans
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isthmus
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narrow strip of land wht water on either side connecting two larger land areas
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haciendas
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large Spanish colonial estates usually owned by wealthy families but worked by many peasants
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dictator
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a leader who rules with alomost absolute authority
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Creole
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a language blending African, European, or indigenous Caribbean languages
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coup
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a change of gobernment caused by a group taking control by force
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indigenous
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native to an area
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