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RL - Chpt. 6
World Geography
Question | Answer |
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land bridge | a narrow strip of land that joins two larget land masses |
peninsula | piece of land with water on three sides |
latitude | location north or south of the equator |
hurricane | fierce tropical storms with high winds and heavy rains that form over the warm water of the Atlantic Ocean |
vaquero | Mexican cowhands |
maquiladora | factories that assemble parts |
subsistence farm | small plots where farmers grow only enough good to feed their families |
plantation | large farms that raise a single crop for sale |
industrialize | economy that relies less on farming and more on manufacturing |
service industry | businesses that provide services to people rather than produce goods |
jade | shiny stone that comes in many shades of green as well as other colors |
obsidian | hard, black glass created by volcanoes |
maize | corn |
heiroglyphics | a form of writing that uses signs and symbols |
mural | wall paintings |
hacienda | large ranches |
plaza | public squares |
adobe | sun-dried clay bricks |
federal republic | power is divided between the national and state governments |
migrant worker | people who travel from place to place when extra workers are needed to plant or harvest crops |
national debt | money owed by the government |
smog | thick haze of fog and chemicals |