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Mexico
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| plaza | public square in Latin American city around which government buildings and major churches were built |
| vaquero | Mexican cowhand |
| maquiladora | a foreign-owned factory in Mexico where workers assemble parts made in other countries |
| subsistence farming | small plot of land on which a farmer grows only enough food to feed his or her family |
| plantation | Large farm |
| migrant worker | person who earns a living by temporarily moving to a place separate from his or her home in order to work |
| reveal | make known |
| assemble | put together |