| Term | Definition |
|---|
| plateau | a large area of flat land elevated high above sea level |
| isthmus | a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas |
| peninsula | land surrounded by water on three sides |
| archipelago | a group of many islands in a large body of water |
| greater Antilles | Group of islands that includes Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico |
| lesser antilles | hundreds of tiny islands, islets and cays found primarily along the eastern rim of the Caribbean |
| occidental | denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the Western Hemisphere |
| oriental | of the Eastern Hemisphere |
| urban | relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area |
| rural | living in or characteristic of farming or country life |
| campesino | farm worker; peasant |
| indigenous people | native people |
| maquiladora | an assembly plant in Mexico (near the United States border) |
| emigrate | leave one's country of residence for a new one |
| immigrant | person who moves from one place to make a permanent home in another place |
| mestizo | a person of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry) |
| Spanish language 6/7 | 6/7 countries in south America speak Spanish |
| Diego Rivera | socialist Mexican painter of murals (1886-1957) |
| roman catholic | main religion in Mexico |
| converted/ conversion | change in religious identity of a person |
| rural/ urban \unemployment | people moving from rural to urban to get jobs |
| quota | a number of people allowed in a country |
| migrant worker | agricultural worker who moves with the seasons, planting or harvesting crops |
| plaza | a public square with room for pedestrians |
| squatter | someone who settles on land without right or title |
| colonia zapata | ghetto area outside Mexico City |
| Aztecs | Ancient civilization (1200-1521AD) that was located in what is present-day Mexico City |
| Tenochtitlan | the capital of the aztec empire |
| water supply | mexico city uses its own water has to pump it 100 miles away |
| Mexico city | worlds biggest city 21 million people, Mexico's capital |
| Mexico city's geography | basin or bowl depression that keeps pollution in |
| NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreement; allows open trade with US, Mexico, and Canada |
| rural/ urban movement | people move from rural to urban to get jobs |
| developed countries | countries with strong economies and a high quality of life |
| developing countries | emerging countries whose economies are not as strong |
| quota | number limit placed on incoming immigrant to a country |
| networking | communication process that encourages immigration |
| infrastructure | facilities and things that support an area, such as police, firemen, hospitals, roads, libraries, etc. |
| Mexican name for Rio Grande | Rio Bravo |
| What is caused by rural farmers moving to the city for jobs? | High urban unemployment |
| What happens when too many immigrants move into an area? | Infrastructure is overburdened |
| What's is Mexico City's superlative? | World's most populated city |
| How did Roman Catholicism end up in Mexico? | Brought by Spanish missionaries |
| What is the famous canal in country south of Costa Rica? | Panama Canal |
| What is the name of the island that holds two countries in the Greater Antilles? | Hispaniola |
| Name a developing country | Mexico |
| Area where squatters live outside capital of Mexico | Colonia Zapata |
| Channel between easternmost point of Mexico and Cuba | Yucatan Channel |
| Mountain range in Mexico to west of plateau | Sierra Madre Occidentals |
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