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BellairSocSt6LatinAm
Bellaire Social Studies6 Latin American Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Plateau | A large area of raised, level land. |
| Isthmus | A narrow strip of land that has water on both sides and joins two larger bodies of land. |
| Coral | A rock like subsistance formed by the skelatons of tiny sea animals. |
| Pampas | Flat grassland regions in the southern part of South America. A region similar to the Great Plains. |
| Tributary | A river or stream that flows into the main river. |
| El Nino | A warm ocean current that flowsalong the western coast of South America. This current influences global weather patterns. |
| Elevation | The height of land above sea level. |
| Hydroelectricity | Electricity produced from running and pushing water. |
| Diversity | To add variety; To expand. Variety. |
| Maize | Both the plant and the kernal of corn. |
| Hieroglyphics | A system of writing using signs ans symbols, used by the Maya and other cultures. |
| Aqueduct | A pipe ot channel used to carry water for a distant source to dry areas. |
| Quipu | A knotted string used by Incan government officals and traders for record keeping. |
| Treaty Of Tordesillas | The 1494 treaty setting up the Line Off Demarcation, giving Spain the right to settle and trade west of the line of Portugal the same rights east of the line. |
| Treaty | An agreement in writting made between two or more countries. |
| Line Of Demarcation | An imaginary line from the North Pole to the South Pole (about 50 degrees longitude) set forth in the 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas; Spain has the rigth to settle and trade west of the line of Portugal had the right to settle and trade east of the line. |
| Conquisdor | 16th-century conquerors working for the Spanish government who were in charge of gaining land and weath in the Americas. |
| Mestizo | A person of mixed Spanish and Native Americain ancestry. |
| Hacienda | A plantation owned by the Spanish settlers or the Catholic Church in Spanish America. |
| Encomienda | The right to demand taxes or labor from Native Americans ; this right was granted to American settlers by the Spanish government. |
| Revolution | A political movement in which people overthrow the existing government and set up another. |
| Crollo | A person born os Spanish parents born outside of Spain; often amoung the best-educated and weathest people in the Spanish colonies. |
| Caudillo | A millitary officer who rules strictly. |
| Invest | To spend money and than earn money. |
| Economy | The ways that goods and services are produced and made avaliable to people. |
| Campesino | A poor Latin American farmer. |
| Rural | Having to do with the countryside. |
| Urban | Having to do with cities. |
| Indigenous | Describes people who are desendents of the people who first lived in the region. |
| Injustice | Lack of fairness. |
| Maquiladora | A U.S.-owned factory in Mexico that is located close to the U.S.-Mexico border. |
| Emigrate | Move out of one country into another. |
| Immigrant | A person who has moved into one country from another. |
| Ethnic Group | A group of people who share the same ancestors, culture, language, or religion. |
| Carnival | An annual celebration in Latin America with music, dances, and parades. |
| Subsistence Farming | The practice of growing only as much food as a group of people need to survive. |
| Import | To bring products into one country from another to sell. |
| Squatter | A person who settles on someone else's land without permission. |
| Plaza | Public square at the center of a village, town, or city. |
| Migrant Farmworker | A laborer who travels from one area to another picking crops that are in season. |
| Ladino | In Guatemala, a Mestizo. |
| Political Movement | A large group of people who work together to defend their rights, or to change the leaders in power. |
| Strike | Work stoppage; a refusal to continue to work until certain demands of workers are met. |
| Lock | A section of waterway in which ships are raised or lowered by adjusting the water level. |
| Dictaor | A ruler of a country who has complete power. |
| Communist | Having an economic system in which the Goverment owns all large businesses and most of a country's land. |
| Exile | A person who leaves or is forced to leave his or her homeland for another country. |
| Illiterate | Unable to read or write. |
| Creole | A person, often of European and African descent, born in the Caribbean or other parts of the Americas, whose culture has a strong French and African influence; A dialect spoken by Creoles. |
| Dialect | A version of a language that is spoken in a particular region. |
| Citizen | An individual with certain rights and responsibilities under a particular goverment. |
| Commonwealth | A self-governing political unit with strong ties to a particular country. |
| Constitution | A statement of a country's basic laws and values |
| Canopy | A dense mass of leaves forming the top layer of a forest. |
| Photosynthesis | The process by which green plants and trees produce their own food using water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight; oxygen is released as a result of photosynthesis. |
| Altiplano | A high plateau region; a region of high plateaus in the Andes. |
| Sierra | A group of mountains, such as the one that runs from northwest Peru to southwest Peru. |
| Montana | In northwest Peru, large stretches of tropical rainforests on the lower slopes of the mountains. |
| Tundra | A cold region with little vegetation; in mountains, the area above tree line. |
| Pesticide | A chemical used to kill insects and diseases that can attack crops. |
| Boom | A period of increased prosperity during which more of a product is produced and sold. |
| Privatization | A policy by a government to sell its industries to individuals or private companies. |
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