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Vocabulary Chapter 8 - 10
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Geography
9th Grade
10/19/2010

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Indigenous
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native to a place
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Murals
Definition
wall painting
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Mosaic
Definition
picture or design made with small pieces of colored stone, glass, shell, or tile
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Chinampas
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floating farming islands made by the Aztex
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Quipu
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knotted cords of various lengths and colors used by the Inca to keep financial records
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Patois
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dialects that blend elements of indigenous, European, Aftrican, and Asian languages
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Megacity
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city with more than 10 million people
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Primate City
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a city that domains a country's economy, culture, and government and in which population is concentrated; usually the capital  
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Glyphs
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picture writing carved in stone
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Syncretism
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a blending of beliefs and practices from different regions into one faith
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Urbanization
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the movement of people from rural areas into cities
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