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Chapter 9 Section 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| indigenous | native to a place |
| mestizo | refers to people of Native American and European descent |
| urbanization | the movement of people from rural areas into cities |
| mega city | a city with more than 10 million people |
| primate city | a city that dominates a country's economy, culture, and government and in which population is concentrated usually; the capital |
| glyph | picture writing carved in stone |
| chinampas | floating farming islands made by the Aztec |
| conquistador | Spanish term for "conqueror," referring to soldiers who conquered Native Americans in Latin america |
| viceroy | representative of the Spanish monarch appointed to enforce laws in colonial Latin America |
| caudillo | a Latin American political leader from the late 1800s to the present day, often a military dictator |
| syncretism | a blending of beliefs and practices from different religions into one faith |
| malnutrition | faulty or inadequate nutrition |
| mural | wall painting |
| mosaic | picture or design made with small pieces of colored stone, glass, shell or tile |
| extended family | household made up of several generations of family members |
| external | arising or acting from the outside |
| internal | existing or lying within |
| predict | to declare in advance |
| dialect | local form of language used in a particular place or by a certain group |
| patois | dialects that blend elements of indigenous, European, African, and Asian languages |
| matriarchal | family ruled by a woman such as a mother, grandmother, or aunt |
| diverse | differing from one another |
| collapse | to break down completely |
| transmission | the act, process, or example of sending or conveying from one person or place to another |
| brain drain | the loss of highly educated and skilled workers to other countries |
| quipu | knotted cords of various lengths and colors used by the Inca to keep financial records |
| hierarchical | of, relating to, or arranged in order of rank |
| comprised | to be included or made up of |
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