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Latin America Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| llanos | large, grassy, treeless area in South America, used for grazing and farming. |
| cerrado | a savanna that has flat terrain and moderate rainfall, which make it suitable for farming. |
| pampas | a vast area of grassland and rich soil in south-central South America. |
| greater antilles | made up of the larger islands in the caribbean |
| lesser antilles | smaller islands in the region southwest of puerto rico |
| push factor | a factor that causes people to leave their home-lands and migrate to another region |
| pull factor | a factor that draws or attracts people to another location |
| rainforest | a forest region located in the Tropical Zone with a heavy concentration of different species of broadleaf trees. |
| slash-and-burn | a way of clearing fields for planting by cutting trees, brush, and grasses and burning them. |
| terraced farming | an ancient technique for growing crops on hillsides or mountain slopes, using step-like horizontal fields cut into the slopes. |
| infrastructure | the basic support systems needed to keep an economy going, including power, communications, transporta- tion, water, sanitation, and education systems. |
| spanish conquest | the conquering of the Native Americans by the Spanish |
| tenechtitlan | the ancient Aztec capital, site of Mexico City today |
| mestizo | person of spanish and native american heritage |
| maquiladora | a factory in Mexico that assembles imported materials into finished goods for export. |
| NAFTA | an important trade agreement creating a huge zone of cooperation on trade and economic issues in North America |
| cultural hearth | the heartland or place of origin of a major cul-ture; a site of innovation from which basic ideas, materials, and technology diffuse to other cultures. |
| panama canal | a ship canal cut through Panama connecting the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean |
| calypso | a style of music that began in Trinidad and combines musical elements from Africa, Spain, and the Caribbean. |
| reggae | a style of music that developed in Jamaica in the 1960s and is rooted in African, Caribbean, and American music, often dealing with social problems and religion |
| informal economy | takes place outside official channels, without benefits or protection for workers |
| inca | a member of the Quechua peoples of South America who built a civilization in the Andes Mountains in the 15th and 16th centuries. |
| quechua | the language of the Inca Empire, now spoken in the Andes highlands. |
| morcosur | economic common market that began operating in southern cones of south america in 1995 |
| carnival | the most colorful feast day in Brazil |
| samba | a Brazilian dance with African influences |
| capoeira | a martial art and dance that developed in Brazil from Angolans who were taken there by the Portuguese from Africa. |
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Charlee Sanches
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