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latin america

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Climate   : the average weather and temperature of a place for a year  
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Amerindians   the native/first inhabitants of Latin America  
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. B.C.E   Before common era  
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Civilization:   an advanced culture that has a highly developed economic, social and political system  
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Colony   a settlement in foreign lands that is still under the control of country the people came from (Spanish)  
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. Colonial   the time period of the 1500 -1600’s when colonies were set up in the Americas  
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C.E   Common Era  
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Conquest   to take over a group of people by force  
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Conquistador   the Spanish conquerors who destroyed the Aztec and Inca empires  
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Deforestation:   to clear the rainforests of their trees by cutting them down  
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Dictatorship   one ruler who has absolute power or authority over the people  
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Economic   deals with the production, distribution and use of wealth  
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Geographic Diversity   a variety of physical characteristics  
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. Immigration   : to move into a new country in order to settle there  
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Luxury wants   : things people don’t need for survival but desire  
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Political:   deals with the government  
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Political map   shows countries, capitals, cities and borders of a place  
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Population Density   : the number of people per square mile living in an area  
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Poverty:   being poor and not having enough survival needs  
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Rainforest   near the equator and has over 80 inches of rain with lots of trees and exotic wildlife and plants; provides ¼ of the world’s oxygen  
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Rural:   an area with low population with many farms and lots of land; country  
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Social   deals with the people and their culture  
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Survival needs   things people need to survive such as food, clothing, shelter and water  
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Urbanization:   the process of creating a city  
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