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Chapter 9 and 10 vocabulary

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Term
Definition
Conquistador   show
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Cultural Convergence   show
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Caudillo   show
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Pampas   show
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Cay   show
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Coral   show
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show A storm wit winds of at least 39 miles per hour.  
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show A destructive tropical storm that forms over the Atlantic ocean, usually in late summer and early fall, with winds of at least 74 miles per hour.  
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show A warm ocean current off South America's northwestern coast that influences global weather patterns.  
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show The uppermost layer of a forest where tree branches meet.  
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Mestizo   show
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show A person of mixed African and European ancestry.  
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show A system combining different degrees of government regulation.  
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GPD per capita   show
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show An economic system that is controlled by a single central government.  
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show An economic system in which families produce goods and services for their own use, with little surplus and exchange of goods; also known as a subsistence economy.  
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show An area of high, flat land.  
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show A strip of land on which rice is grown.  
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Irrigation   show
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show A hole formed when limestone is dissolved, causing the land above to collapse.  
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show A large Spanish-owned estate in the Americas, often run as a farm or a cattle ranch.  
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Land Redistribution   show
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show Farmland owned collectively by members of a rural community.  
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show Farming that provides only enough for the needs of a family or a village.  
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show A large commercial farm owned by a private individual or a farming company.  
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show A farm crop grown for sale and profit.  
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show A worker who travels from place to place, working where extra help is needed to cultivate or harvest crops.  
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NAFTA   show
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Maquiladro   show
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