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| The region that includes Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, & South America |
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| 7-1 Sierra Madre Occidental |
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| mountain range that run from north to south down the western part of Mexico |
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| strip of land that connects two landmasses |
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| 7-1 Sierra Madre Oriental |
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| mountain range that run from north to south down the eastern part of Mexico |
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| The northern largest Caribbean islands that include Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola (Haiti/Dominican Republic), and Puerto Rico |
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| the smaller Caribbean islands southerst of the Greater Antilles |
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| a mountain range located on South America's west coast & extending the full length of the continent |
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| grasslands of western Venezuela or northeastern Colombia |
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| grassy plains in south-central South America |
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| South America's longest river (about 4000 miles) and the second longest river in the world |
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| Spanish word for conqueror |
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| person with mixed European & native Indian ancestry |
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| Father of Mexican independence |
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| leader for independence in northern South America |
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| leader for independence in southern South America |
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| 8-2 Plaza of Three Cultures |
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| a plaza in Mexico City that shows part of Aztec, Spanish, and modern influences in Mexico |
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| a person who settles on unoccupied land without having legal claim to it |
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| factory in which raw materials are imported and assembled into products for import; in Mexico close to the US border |
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| economy in which buying and selling occurs across national borders |
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| 8-3 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) |
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| agreement that reduces trade barriers among Mexico, Canada & the United States |
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| the process of coming to another country to live |
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