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7th Grade
03/11/2012

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Altitude

Definition
The height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level.
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Carsten F

 

 

 

Vaquero

Definition
 a cattle driver.
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Carsten F

 

 

 

Maquiladora

Definition
A factory in Mexico run by a foreign company and exporting its products to the country of that company.
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Carsten F

 

 

 

Subsistence Farm

Definition
farming that provides for the basic needs of the farmer without surpluses for marketing.
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Carsten F

 

 

 

Plantation

Definition
An estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar, and tobacco are cultivated by resident labor.
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Carsten F

 

 

 

Hieroglyphics

Definition
Enigmatic or incomprehensible symbols or writing.
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Carsten F

 

 

 

Mural

Definition

A painting or other work of art executed directly on a wall.
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Carsten F

 

 

 

Hacienda

Definition
 A large estate or plantation.
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Carsten F

 

 

 

Mestizo

Definition
A man of mixed race.
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Carsten F

 

 

 

Plaza

Definition
A public square, marketplace, or similar open space in a built-up area.
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Carsten F

 

 

 

Adobe

Definition
A kind of clay used as a building material, typically in the form of sun-dried bricks.
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Carsten F

 

 

 

Industrialized

Definition
Develop industries in (a country or region) on a wide scale: "the industrialized nations".
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Carsten F

 

 

 

Migrant Worker

Definition
An itinerant worker who travels from one area to another in search of work.
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Carsten F

 

 

 

Smog

Definition

Fog or haze intensified by smoke or other atmospheric pollutants.
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Carsten F

 

 

 

Eco-Tourist

Definition
tourism that is designed to contribute to the protection of the environment or at least minimize damage to it,
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Carsten F

 

 

 

Literacy Rate

Definition
 the literacy rate is the proportion of the population over age fifteen that can read and write.
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Carsten F

 

 

 

Bauxite

Definition
A mineral used to make aluminum
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Carsten F

 

 

 

Communist State

Definition
A communist state is a sovereign state with a form of government characterized by single-party rule or dominant-party rule of a communist
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Carsten F

 

 

 

 

Cooperative

Definition

Involving mutual assistance in working toward a common goal.
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Carsten F

 

 

 

Embargo

Definition

An official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country.
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Carsten F

 

 

 

Free Trade Zone

Definition
Specially designated geographical areas within a nation that are exempt from the regulations and taxation normally.
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Carsten F

 

 

 

Commonwealth

Definition
An independent country or community
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