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Chapter 9
Lesson #2, Lesson #3, Lesson #4 (pp. 244-257)
Word | Definition |
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urban | having to do with the city rather than the countryside |
migrant | person who leaves one place to live in another |
squatter settlement | community of migrant families who live in shacks built of scraps of lumber, tin, and cardboard on unused land at the edges of a city |
artisan | craftworker or person who is skilled at making things by hand |
republic | country that has a president or similar leader rather than a king or queen |
deputy | in Mexico, a person elected by the people of a state to represent them in the Mexican Congress |
interest | a percentage charged by a lender for the use of money |