Chapter 9
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Panthergeography on October 9, 2008
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the cultural geography of latin america
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19 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 indigenous | native to a place |
| dialect | local form of a language used in a particular place or by a certain group |
| patois | dialects that blend elements of indigenous, European, African, and Asian languages |
| urbanization | the movement of people from rural areas into cities |
| megacity | cities with more than 10 million people |
| primate city | a city that dominates a country's economy, culture, and government and in which population is concentrated; usually the capital |
| glyph | picture writing carved in stone |
| chinampas | floating farming islands made by the Aztec |
| quipu | knotted cords of various lengths and colors used by the Inca to keep financial records |
| conquistador | Spanish term for "conqueror," referring to soldiers who conquered Native Americans in Latin America |
| viceroy | representative of the Spanish monarch appointed to enforce laws in colonial Latin America |
| caudillo | a Latin American political leader from the late 1800s on, often a military dictator |
| syncretism | a blending of beliefs and practices from different religions into one faith |
| mural | wall painting |
| mosaic | picture or design made with small pieces of colored stone, glass, shell, or tile |
| extended family | household made up of several generations of family members |
| malnutrition | faulty or inadequate nutrition |
| futbol | spanish term for soccer |
| jai alai | traditional handball-type game popular with Mexicans and Cubans |
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