Chapter 9: The Cultural Geography of Latin America
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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 the country's economy, culture, and governement |
| 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 |
| Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia | Countries know for their high Native population |
| Guyana | Country with a high Asian population |
| Barbados and Puerto Rico | Islands with a high population density because of high birth rates and small areas |
| Yucatan Peninsula | Location of the Mayans |
| Tikal | Capital of the Mayans |
| Mexican Plateau | Location of the Aztecs |
| Tenochtitlan | Capital of the Aztecs |
| Andes Mountains range | Location of the Incas |
| Cuzco | Capital of the Incas |
| Haiti | first country to gain independence |
| Caribbean and Brazil | two areas with high concentrations of mixed African and European blood |
| Mexican Plateau and Population Rim | two primary regions with the most population |
| Spain and Portugal | primary conquerors of Latin America |
| Great Britain, Netherlands, France | other conquerors of Latin America |
| Line of Demarcation | Imaginary north to south line running down the middle of the Atlantic and granted Spain the west of the line and Portugal the east |
| Convert to Christianity and get riches | the two primary objectives of the conquistadors |
| North America and France | revolutions that inspired the Latin American ones |
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