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Roper's 7th Geography
Ch. 6 Mexico
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Geography
7th Grade
10/23/2006

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El Popo
Definition
name of the volcano that erupted in 2000
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vaqueros
Definition
cowhands who developed the tools for ranching
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Mexico City
Definition
one of the largest urban areas in the world
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land bridge
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a narrow strip of land that connects two large landmasses
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Octavio Paz
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modern writer who describes daily life in Mexico
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Monterrey
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a major steel-producing city
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tortilla
Definition
a thin, flat bread
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federal republic
Definition
Mexico's form of government
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Diego Rivera
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name of a famous Mexican mural painter
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mariachi
Definition
band that plays traditional Mexican music
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hurricanes
Definition
fierce tropical storms with high winds and heavy rains
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plantations
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large farms that raise a single crop for money
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banking and tourism
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the two main service industries in Mexico
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farms or villages
Definition
Mexico became less a country of these as it industrialized
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North American Free Trade Agreement
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NAFTA
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smog
Definition
mixture of fog and chemicals
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