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Unit 2
Mexico Notes
Term | Definition |
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peninsula | a piece of land surrounded on three sides by water. |
empire | a land with different territories and peoples under a single ruler. |
mestizos | people of mixed European and Indian ancestry. |
mission | a church outpost. |
haciendas | huge expanses of farm or ranch land. |
inflation | a rise in prices that occurs when currency loses its buying power. |
slash-and-burn agriculture | the practice of burning forest in order to clear land for planting. |
cash crop | a crop that farmers grow mainly to sell for a profit. |
smog | a mixture of smoke, chemicals, and fog. |
maquiladoras | US and foreign-owned factories. |