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| a savannah that has flat terrain and moderate rainfall which make is suitable for farming | Cerrados
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| large, grassy, treeless area of South America | Llanos
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| a vast area of grassland and rich soil in south-central South America | Pampas
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| forest region located in teh Tropical Zone with a heavy concentration of different spoecies of broadleaf trees | rain forest
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| a way of clearing fields for planting by cutting trees, brush, and grasses and burning them | slash and Burn
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| an ancient technique for growing crops on hillside or mountain slopes, using step-like horizontal fields cut into the hillside | terraced farming
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| the basci support systems needed to keep an economy going, including power, and communications, transportation, water, sanitation, and education system | infrastructure
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| a person of mixed heritage of Spanish and Native American culture | Mestizo
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| a factory in Mexico that assembles imported materials into finished good for export | Maquiladoras
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| North American Free Trade Agreement | Nafta
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| place of origin of a major culture | Cultural Hearth
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| Ship canal cut through Panama to make the exchange of goods quicker and more efficient between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans | Panama Canal
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| a style of music that developed in Jamaica in the 1960'sand is rooted in African, Caribbean,and American music, often dealing with social problems and religion | reggae
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| a style of music that began in Trinidad and combines elements from Africa, Spain, and the Carribean | calypso
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| cutting down trees and forest | deforestation
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| deal where an organization pays off governemnt debt for protection of the rain forest | debt-for-nature-swap
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| a government run by generals after a military takeover | Junta
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