Ch 10 World geo vocab
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| 39760274 | Spanish Conquest | the conquering of the Native Americans by the Spanish | |
| 39760275 | Tenochtitlan | the ancient Aztec capital, site of Mexico City today | |
| 39760276 | Institutional Revolutionary Party | (PRI) the political party introduced in 1929 in Mexico that helped to introduce democracy and maintain political stability for much of the 20th century | |
| 39760277 | Mestizo | People of mixed Spanish and Native American heritage | |
| 39760278 | Maquiladoras | a factory in Mexico that assembles imported materials into finished goods for export | |
| 39760279 | NAFTA | an important trade agreement creating a hude zone of cooperation on trade and economic issures in North America | |
| 39760280 | Cultural Hearth | the heartland or place of origin of a major culture; a site of innovation from which basic ideas, materials and technology diffuse to other cultures | |
| 39760281 | United Provinces of Central America | the name of Central America after the region declared independence from Mexico in 1823 | |
| 39760282 | Panama Canal | a ship canal cut through Panama connecting the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean | |
| 39760283 | Calypso | a style of music that began in Trinidad and combines musical elements from Africa, Spain, and the Caribbean | |
| 39760284 | Reggae | a style of music that developed in Jamaica in the 1960s and is rooted in African, Caribbean and American music, often dealing with social problems and religion | |
| 39760285 | informal economy | takes place outside official channels, without benefits or protection for workers. These jobs include street vending, shoe shining, and a variety of other activities and services that provide people with a small income | |
| 39760286 | Inca | a member of the Quechen peoples of South America who built a civilization in the Andes Mountains in the 15th and 16th centuries | |
| 39760287 | Quechua | the language of the Inca Empire, now spoken in the Andes highlands | |
| 39760288 | Mercosur | an economic common market that began operating in the southern cone of South America in 1995 | |
| 39760289 | Treaty of Tordesillas | a treaty between Spain and Portugalom 1494 that gave Portugal control over the land that is present-day Brazil | |
| 39760290 | Carnival | the most colorful feast day in Brazil | |
| 39760291 | samba | a Brazilian dance with African influences | |
| 39760292 | capoeira | a martial art and dance that developed in Brazil from Angolans who were taken there by the Portuguese from Africa |