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41 Cards in this Set
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primary direction you would travel to reach Mexico from U.S.
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south
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Indians who established a powerful empire in Mexico
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Aztecs
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not an important food product of early Mexico
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Rice
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Spanish explorer defeated the Aztecs
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Cortes
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Mexico and the U.S. had a dispute over the land that is now
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Texas
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peninsulas that are part of Mexico are Baja California
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Yucatan Peninsula
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one of Mexico's main mountain rangers is
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Sierra Madre Occidental
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Mexican celebration of a special event
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fiesta
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tall hat with a wide brim worn by Mexican men
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sombrero
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one of Mexico's nost important natural resources is
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Petroleum
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largest cat in western hemisphere
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jaguar
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most intelligent monkey in Western Hemisphere
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capuchin monkey
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built the first grat civilization in the Western Hemisphere
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Mayas
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largest lake in Central America
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Lake Nicaragua
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capital of Belize
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Belmopan
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cornfield that became a volcano
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Paricutin
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capital of Costa Rica
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Mexico City
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capital Guatemala
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Guatemala City
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capital of Panama
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Panama City
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capital of Honduras
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Tegucigalpa
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natural boundary between part of Mexico and Texas
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Rio Grande
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msn who conquered malaria
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Colonel William Gorgas
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where Columbus first landed
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Sam Salvador
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when Columbus first landed
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October 12, 1492
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largest shells found in the Americas
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horse conch
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first European city in Americas
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Isabella
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fish in Caribbean waters with a spearlike snout
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marlin
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highst peak in the West Indies
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Pico Duarte
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spice for which Grenada is a leading producer
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nutmeg
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smallest bird in the world
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bee hummingbird
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fixed daily allowences of food and drink
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rations
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West Indian island whose residents are American citizens
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Puerto Rico
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second largest island in the West Indies and home to two countries
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Hispaniola
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second oldest independent nation in the Western Hemisphere
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Haiti
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most mountainous country of the West Indies
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Dominican Republic
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island group on which Columbus first landed
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Bahamas
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only U.S. possession where people drive on the left side of the road
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U.S. Virgin Islands
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island that is sometimes called the"Isle of Spice"
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Grenada
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island that lies the farthest east of all the West Indiand Islands
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Barbados
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largest island in the West Indies
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Cuba
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island whose name means "Island of Springs"; it is the world leader in the producing if bauxite
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Jamaica
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