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Unit 7 Latin Am

Unit 7 Latin America Vocabulary for Mrs. Van Meter

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Crops produced primarily to sell rather than for the farmer to eat. Cash Crops
A mixture of smoke, chemicals, and fog. smog
A type of agriculture in which forests are randomly cut and burned to clear land for planting. slash and burn agriculture
Foreign owned factories located along Mexico’s northern boundary. maquiladoras
Gases produced by a car or truck. vehicle emissions
A trade agreement between Canada, the United States, and Mexico. NAFTA- North American Free Trade Agreement
. The amount of goods and services produced by a country during one year. GDP- Gross domestic product
Things needed to produce a product or service. goods
This is often used to clear land in the Amazon and other parts of Latin America slash and burn agriculture
When there are limited resources and people are forced to make choices scarcity
when people trade to get what they need barter
concentration on a few specific goods or services in an economy specialization
producing a variety of goods and services diversification
doctors, teachers, and lawyers provide this service
Higher literacy rates usually contribute to this a higher GDP
High poverty rates usually mean this a lower GDP
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