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Chapter 9 & 10 Vocabulary

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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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show A small, low island or coral reef.  
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show The rocklike skeletons of tiny sea animals.  
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Tropical Storm   show
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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 (119km) 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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Market Economy   show
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GDP 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 that juts out into an ocean.  
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show The watering of farmland with water drawn from reservoirs or rivers.  
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Sinkhole   show
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Hacienda   show
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show A policy by which land is taken from those who own large amounts and redistributed to those who have little or none.  
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Ejido   show
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Subsistence farming   show
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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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show North American Free Trade Agreement, which phased out trade barriers among the United States, Canada, and Mexico.  
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show A factory in Mexico, along the United States border, that assembles goods for export.  
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