North and South America Vocabulary
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| amendment | a change to a document, especially a constitution
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| bilingual | having or expressed in two languages
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| colony | overseas territory or settlement tied to a parent country
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| federal republic | form of government in which the national and state governments share powers
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| entrepreneur | someone who starts a business that could make money but involves risk
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| free trade | trade without barriers like tariffs or quotas so that goods flow freely between countries
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| transportation barrier | a geographic feature that prevents or slows transportation
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| landfill | area where trash companies dump the waste they collect
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| maquiladora | factory that assembles parts made in other countries
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| megalopolis | huge urban settlement made up of several large cities
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| migrant workers | people who travel from place to place when extra help is needed to plant or harvest crops
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| transportation corridor | a generally straight pathway free of barriers where transportation can occur
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| national debt | money owed by a nation's government
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| overfishing | taking fish from the ocean so fast that it threatens their existence in that region
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| constitution | formal agreement that establishes the basis for a country's laws
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| peninsula | piece of land with water on three sides
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| embargo | order that restricts or prohibits trade with another country
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| province | regional political division similar to a state
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| urbanization | movement to cities
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| smog | thick haze of fog and chemicals
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