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- reasons why rural people are moving to the cities
- rapid population growth, search for jobs and better schools
- maquiladora
- a US-owned factory in Mexico that is located close to the US-Mexico border
- Arawaks and Caribs
- South American groups that were early inhabitants of the Caribbean after the Ciboney
- Trinidad and Tobago
- republic of the West Indies where the biggest Carnival is held
- ethnic group
- a group of people who share similar beliefs, religion, language, race, or cultural traditions; or share the same ancestors, culture, language, or religion
- Caribbean sports
- baseball, soccer, track and field, cricket and dominoes
- West Indies
- another name for the Caribbean Islands
- Mexico City
- the capital and largest city in Mexico; one of the largest urban areas in the world
- bammy
- a bread made from the cassava plant like the Arawaks made
- Caribbean culture
- play music, dance and tell stories and is known for its liveliness
- Hispaniola
- an island in the Caribbean Sea that contains 2 countries and 2 cultures, divided between Haiti in the west and the Dominican Republic in the east
- groups that came to the Caribbean
- colonists, slaves and immigrants
- Carnival
- an annual celebration in Latin America with music, dances, and parades held just before Lent
- diversity
- many varieties of cultures or variety
- Spanish
- the main language of the people of Mexico and Central America
- Roman Catholic
- the main religion of the people of Mexico and Central America
- immigrant
- a person that moves from one country to another; a person who moves to a new country in order to settle there
- Jamaica
- an island country in the Caribbean Sea
- indigenous
- descibes people who are descendants of the people which first lived in a region or native to teh region
- emigrate
- the act of moving into another country; move out of one country into another
- Belize
- English-speaking country in Central America
- culture
- the behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age group
- injustice
- lack of fairness
- Cuba
- an island country, the largest of the Caribbean islands
- calypso
- a form of song that uses humor in its lyrics
- Ciboney
- first inhabitants, native americans or the first people to live in the Caribbean Islands
- Countries in Central America
- Panama, El Savador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Belize, Honduras, Costa Rica