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Unit 3 Vocab
7-5 Petersen: Unit 3 Ch.6-9 (Latin America)
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| land bridge | a narrow strip of land that joins two larger landmasses |
| peninsula | a piece of land with water on 3 sides |
| latitude | the distance measured in degrees north and south of the Eqautor to the earth's poles |
| altitude | the height above sea level |
| hurricane | violent tropical storm with high winds and heavy rains |
| vaquero | cowhand |
| maquiladoras | factories |
| subsistence farms | small farms where farmers grow only enough food to feed their families |
| plantations | large farms that raise a single crop for sale |
| industrialized | to have changed the economy to rely less on farming and more on manufacturing |
| service industries | businesses that provide services to people rather than produce goods |
| jade | a precious gem, often used in jewelry, that is green as well as other colors |
| obsidian | a hard, black glass created by volcanoes and used for carving by the Olmecs |
| maize | corn |
| hieroglyphics | a form of writing that uses symbols and signs |
| mural | wall painting |
| hacienda | large ranch |
| plaza | public square or courtyard |
| adobe | sun dried clay bricks |
| federal republic | government divided by government and state powers |
| migrant worker | person who travels from place to place when extra help is needed to plant or harvest crops |
| national debt | money owned by the government |
| smog | thick mix of smoke and fog |
| isthmus | narrow piece of land connecting two larger pieces of land |
| canopy | umbrella like covering formed by the tops of trees in a rain forest |
| ecotourist | person who travels to another country to view its natural wonders |
| literacy rate | percentage of adults who can read and write |
| republic | strong national government heade by elected leaders |
| parlimentary democracy | government in which voters elect representatives to a law making body, which chooses a prime minister to head the government |
| archipelago | group of islands |
| bauxite | mineral used to make aluminum |
| communist state | country whose government has a strong control over the economy and society as a whole |
| cooperative | farm owned and operated by government |
| embargo | order that stops trade with another country |
| free trade zone | taking down trade barriers so that goods flow freely amoung countries |
| commonwealth | partly self governing territory |
| basin | low area surrounded by higher land |
| selva | thick rain forest |
| escarpment | a steep cliff between higher and lower land |
| favela | slum or very poor area |
| deforestation | destroying large areas of forest without replanting them |
| pampas | vast treeless plain |
| estancia | ranches |
| gaucho | cowhands |
| hydroelectric power | electricity that is made by flowing water |
| llanos | grassy plaincs |
| altitude | height above sea level |
| caudillo | military rulers |
| cordillera | mountain ranges that run side by side |
| cash crop | a product sold for export |
| mestizo | people of mixed European and Native american backrounds |
| campesino | Columbian farmers |
| navigable | a body of water that is wide and deep enough to allow the passage of ships |
| foothills | low hills at the base of a mountain range |
| empire | group of lands under one ruler |
| landlocked | a country that has no land bordering a sea or an ocean |
| altiplano | a high plateau in western Bolivia |
| sodium nitrate | a mineral used in fertilizer and explosives |
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