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| trade agreement that phased out trade barriers between United States, Canada, and Mexico |
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| large estate usually operated as a farm or cattle ranch |
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| factories based in Mexico that produce goods sold in United States |
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| Mexico today has its roots in three cultures. What are they? |
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| ancient Indian, colonial Spanish, modern Mexican |
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| The Mexican Revolution established what type of government in Mexico? |
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| What two factors help make tourism an important economic activity in Mexico? |
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| narrow strip of land bordered on both sides by water and joining two larger bodies of land |
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| people of mixed european and Indian background |
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| members of an armed force not part of a regular army |
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| Each landform in Central America... |
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| One side effect of Spain'scolonization of Central America is that... |
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| Spanish is the official language in six of the region's countries |
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| One reason for the ongoing conflict in central america is that... |
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| land for farming is unevenly distributed |
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| an illegal drug made coca-plant leaves |
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| persons of mixed ancestry |
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| small farmers in Colombia |
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| The differences among the three Guianas can be explained by their varied... |
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| Venezuela's wealth is based on... |
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| Colombia is the world's second largest producer of... |
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| Certicaltrade describes the way in which people at different elevations in the Andes... |
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| trade foods specific to the different climate zones |
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| In both Ecuador and Peru, which group of people has the most political power? |
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| people of European descent |
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| The Andean countries and divided by the Andes into these three kinds of areas... |
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| coastal plains, highlands, and tropical forests |
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| The economy of Paraguay is based on... |
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| Uruguay's economy is based on... |
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| meat and meat-processing industries |
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| Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina have a history of rule by... |
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| Uruguay and Argentina are two of the |
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| wealthiest countries of South America |
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| What is unique about travel in the villages near Iquitos? |
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| What developement caused the Amazon river to change course and flow East, rather than West? |
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| What are the four time periods in Latin American history? |
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| Native Civilizations, European Exploration, Expansion of European control, Revolutionary period. |
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| Who conquered the Aztecs? |
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| He was known as "El Liberator" and "the George Wahington of South America". Her won independence for Bolivia, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. |
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| Latin American Traditional Class System: |
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Europeans
Creoles: Europeans born in America
Mestizo:European+Indian
Mulatto: European+Black
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Black Slaves |
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