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Details Title: Key Terms Description: Unit 3 Total Flash Cards: 34 Created: 01/18/2006 14:33:25	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term Cordillera Definition several ranges that run parallel to each other Term Altiplano Definition "high plain" Term Escarpment Definition a steep cliff or slope Term Llanos Definition inland areas of South America holding vast grasslands Term Pampas Definition inland areas of South America holding vast grasslands Term Guachos Definition cowhands that drive away great herds of cattle Term Estuary Definition an area where the tide meets a river current Term Canopy Definition continuous layer of leaves Term Tierra caliente Definition "hot land" between sea level and 2500 feet; aberage temperatures are 68F-91F Term Tierra templada Definition "temperate land" between 2500-6500 feet; average temperatures are 60F-72F Term Tierra fria Definition "cold land" between 6500-10000 feet Term Indigenous Definition group, people descended from an area's first inhabitants Term Patois Definition Dialects that blend elements of indigenous, European, African and Asian languages Term Megacity Definition cities wit more than 10 million people Term Primate city Definition urban area that dominates its country's economy, culture, and political affairs Term Glyph Definition picture writings carved in stone, on temples to honor their deities and record their history Term Chinampas Definition floating islands made from large rafts covered with mud from the lake bottom Term Quipu Definition series of knotted chords of various colors and lengths Term Conquistador Definition conqueror Term Viceroys Definition representative of the Spanish monarch appointed to enforce laws in colonial Latin America Term Cuadillo Definition dictator Term Syncretism Definition a blending of beliefs and practives from different religions into a single faith Term Murals Definition wall paintings Term Mosaics Definition pictures or designs made by setting small bits of colored stone, tile, or shell into mortar Term Malnutrition Definition a serious condition caused by lack of proper food Term Futbol Definition soccer in Spanish Term Jai alai Definition played like handball with a long basket strapped to their wrists Term Campesinos Definition rural farmers and workers Term Latifundia Definition large agricultural estates owned by wealthy families or coorporations Term Minifundia Definition small plots of land intensively farmed by campensinos to feed their families Term Maquiladoras Definition manufacturing plants set up by foreign firms Term North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Definition trade agreement in 1994 by Canada, the United States, and Mexico Term Slash- and- burn Definition farming method where all trees and plants are burned and cut in an area to add nutrients to the soil Term Shantytowns Definition makeshift communities on hte edges of cities