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Río Bravo the Mexican name for the river known as the Rio Grande in the United States; it forms the border between Mexico and Texas Peninsula a piece of land surrounded on three sides by water Baja California a peninsula in Mexico Gulf of Mexico a large gulf off the southeastern coast of North America Yucatan a large peninsula that separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico Sierra Madre the chief mountain range in Mexico Empire a land with different territories and peoples under a single ruler Mestizos a person of mixed European and Indian ancestry Mission a church outpost Haciendas huge expanse of farm or ranch land in the Americas Inflation the rise in prices that occurs when currency loses its buying power Slash-and-burn agriculture the practice of burning forest in order to clear land for planting Mexico City the capital of Mexico Smog a mixture of smoke, chemicals, and fog Maquiladoras a U.S. or other foreign-owned factory in Mexico Cash crop a crop that farmers grow mainly to sell for a profit