atw 402 section 2
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doerrfamily on March 11, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 plateau | highland (usually flat or hilly) between mountains |
| tierra caliente | hot lowland region of Latin America |
| tierra fria | the coolest climate region in Latin America |
| adobe | sun-dried brick made from clay or soil |
| thatch | a roof made of grasses |
| mestizos | people who are a mixture of Spanish and Indian |
| machete | knife with a long, heavy blade used for chopping weeds, corn, and bushes |
| sombreros | tall hats with wide brims worn in Mexico |
| slums | the poor parts of cities |
| canal | a large ditch to carry water |
| isthmus | a strip of land that joins two larger masses of land |
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