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Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Arable | Fit or growing crops |
Bilingual | Able to speak 2 languages |
Conquistadores | Spanish conquerors of foreign lands during the colonial era |
Deforestation | Loss of forests |
Dictator | A leader who rules with almost absolute authority |
Ecotourism | type of tourism focusing on guided travel through natural areas |
Favelas | large slums around Brazilian cities |
Indigenous | Native to an area |
Landlocked | Having no coast on the ocean |
Megalopolis | A group of cities in the northwest |
Mestizos | People of mixed European and American Indian ancestry |
NAFTA | An agreement between Canada and Mexico |
Provinces | Government districts similar to states |