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the locations of latin america.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sink Hole | The callapse of a caves roof or sewers roof. |
| Altitude | higher level above something starting at sea level |
| Hydroelectric power | power created by water rushing into channels in dams |
| Irrigate | The transportation of water from wet to dri lands |
| Hernan Cortes | explored to mexico with 500 soldiers |
| Montezuma | led an empire with thousands of soldiers |
| Peninsular | people that explored from spain |
| Criollo | people who are originated from mexico and still live in mexico |
| Mestizo | people with two different herritages |
| Nahuati | the language aztecs speek who live in mexico today |
| Maize | a crop, a self grown food |
| Astronomy | a scientific study of outer space |
| Aqueduct | a way to make transporting water quiker |
| conquistador | people who explore for useful soldiers |
| Mexican Revolution | when mexicans fought for thier equal rights and social reforms |
| Institutional Revolutionary party | PRI was given to it after the spanish name |
| National Action Party | the election won |
| Human Capital | the right for education meaning building schools and hiring teachers |
| Free Market | thaughts and ideas lost becuase of the government |
| Remittances | the most important part of the economy of mexico |
| what is the name of the country south from the United States and north fromthe pacific ocean? | Mexico |
| what is the long, thin peninsula called that lies west from the Gulf of Mexico? | Baja california |
| name the main region that covers the central part of the nation mexico? | Mexican Plateau |
| what is one reason for climate diversity? | the differences in elevation |
| what the two largest and hottest deserts in mexico? | the Sonoran, and Chihuahuan desert |
| what is another way to measure Mexico's climate? | by altitude |
| what are four major natural recources? | copper, iron, pertroleum, silver |
| what was the main resource mexico produced? | oil |
| what is the name of power generated by water? | hydroelectric power |
| what important factors of growth inproved? | health |
| what is the percentage of people lives in cities? | 75% |
| what events caused air pollution? | the spread of industry |
| what is a known way of transportation for warter to drier land? | irrigate |
| what aztects traditons say about the Toltects? | they dominated the central part of mexico |
| who was Hernan Cortes? | arrived to mexico with 500 soldiers |
| who lead an army of thousands? | Montezuma |
| who were peninsulares? | people who came to mexico from spain |
| what were the name of people with spanish heritage? | Criollos |
| what where the group of people who mixed spanish and native backgrounds? | Mestizos |
| what is the language of the aztecs? | Nahuati |
| why is Mexico's climate measured by altitude? | the higher you go, the cooler the temperature gets. |
| what would be a challenge the aztecs and other Natives faced? | language |
| where is the major oil location? | on the gulf coast |
| what is the Mexican traditional party called? | the National Action Party |
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