| Term | Definition |
| what are the benifits of a canal across the isthumus of panama | it allows transportation from the pscific to the atlantic across the isthumus of panama |
| what are the difficulties that the builders of the conal faced | the builders had 2 struggle with mud slides and a huge mountain range blocked the way |
| how did advances in medecine lead to successful completion of the conal | because when one of the workers got sick they wouldnt suffer and die they would have medecine to cure them so more work could be done on the conal |
| how was the conal zone goverened | by the united states and the treaty allowed them to govern it according toits laws and it gave the united states the right to evade panama to protect the conal |
| conal zone | an area containing the conal,the land on either sidee of the conal, the ports, the port cities, and the railroads |
| panama conal | a shipping conal across the isthumus of panama linking the atlantic ocean to the pacific ocean |
| lock | a section of waterway in which ships are raised or lowered by adjusting the water level |
| ecotourism | to travel to unspoiled areas in order to learn about the enviroment |
| migrant worker | a laborer who travels from one area to another picking crops that are in season |
| plaza | a public square at the center of a village, town, or city |
| squatter | a person who settles on someones elses land without permission |
| why do so many rural mexican move to the cities | because there are amny jobs to be applied there |
| what new problems do rural mexicans face when they move to the city | they face a lot of pollution from the high mountains trapping a lot of smog in |
| what is mexico city like | it is very polluted and dirty, it is very crowded with people and there is transportaion everywhere, there are cars all over and theres a lot of traffic |
| what factors cause pollution in mexico city | they have very high mountain tops and the more people there is the more pollution that they are gonna get so when they get pollution the high mountains block the smog in the city |
| what are the benifits of moving to mexico city | you can make a very good living |