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North American Review

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spain
indepence in 1810
french and indian war
british gained control of quebec in their victory
hudson bay lowlands
covered by swamplands
quebec act
allow french to practice their religion culture and language
little ice age
fertile land froze and scandinavian population disappeared
BC - AD 1492 in Spain
pre-columbian period
cinco de mayo
a famous battle in mexico's defeat of the french
illegal immigrants
mexicans who have illegally entered the united states looking for jobs so they can send money back to their families
hugo chavez
wanted the venezuelan constitution changed so that he could be president for life but voters rejected the change
1850s to 60s
mexico refused to pay european debts leading to an invasion by the french
Mayan temples
what southern Mexico is known for
american revolution
the quebecois side with britain
NAFTA
north american trade agreement allows trade between mexico canada and the US
Embargo
not allowing items from a foreign nation to be imported into your country
interior plains
canadas breadbasket region
major canadian cultures
british french native americans and eskimos
yucatan peninsula
composed mostly of limestone
conquistadors
spanish conquerers
general patraeus
commander of the us forces in iraq
sierra madre occidental and oriental
mountain ranges that rim the mexican plateau where most mexicans live
gross domestic product
measure of the total value of goods and services a country produces in a year Mexico is ranked 13th
fiestas
how mexicans celebrate
service jobs
type of jobs most canadians have
agricultural products
wheat barley corn rye and poultry
arctic circle
experiences 6 months of light and 6 months of darkness
vincente fox
elected president in 2000 after PRI became corrupt
biome
major ecological community where the plant and animal life and climate are similar to certain areas
Mexico City
swelling because farmers go there when they lose their jobs and US factories are giving mexicans jobs
mexico city's metropolitan area
20 million people in the western hemisphere many live in poverty
mederil warming period
when vikings found the fertile coastline of greenland
mestizos
largest group in Mexico mix of Indian and Spanish
stem cell research
voted down by new jersey voters
PRI
came to power and gave small farmers portions of the large estates
jena 6
african american high school students charged with murder for beating up a white student after he hung nooses in a tree near their school
Tarif
tax on goods imported from other countrys
Makladoras
mexican factories on the other side of the border
erik the red
discovered greenland
greenlands population
inuits and danes
tundra biome
greenland and northern canada
bravo del norte
mexican name for rio grande
Quota
specifies the maximum of goods imported
appalachian highlands
covered by rocky shoreline
Cheap Goods
what mexicans buy using the money that canada and we provide for them
canadian shield
forms a horseshoe around hudson bay
st lawrence lowlands
most canadians live here because of its proximity to the us mild climate and the trade routes the great lakes provide
Emiliano zapata and pancho villa
led 1900's revolution
oil tourism and money from illegal aliens
how mexico gets its money 5th largest producer of oil in the world
canada
the worlds second largest country
greenland
the largest noncontinent island in the world and self-governing territory of denmark
tundra
a mostly cold biom lacking trees
major natural resources
water rich soil forest fish minerals
Aztecs
brutal people who lived on the mexican plateau
quiet revolution
quebecois gain more control over quebec and talk of separation from canada
corn rice and beans
mexican diet
forestry products
lumber paper syrup
Spains religion and governmental system
roman catholicism and republic
day of the dead
religious holiday also know as all saints day
arctic islands
covered by glaciers and tundra
permafrost
where the ground is frozen at the surface
revolution of the 1900s
caused by the tension between rich landowners and small farmers
felipe calderon
became current president after fox's 2 year term
Trade Barrier
government restriction on a trade
pacific and rockies
cordillera mountain ranges
canadian mosaic
all the cultures that make up canada
Mayans
native american group who lived on the yucatan peninsula
nunavut
a territory canada gave to the inuit population
turkey
shelled kurdish terrorists who have attacked and taken troops prisoners
volcanoes
extend across the southern edge of the mexican plateau

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