Geo. Exam vocab
VOCAB
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- adobe
- sun-dried clay bricks
- industrialized
- changed its economy to rely on less farming and more on manufacturing
- maquiladoras
- factorys that assemble parts made in other countries
- mural
- wall paintings
- hacienda
- large ranches
- vaqueros
- cow hands
- mestizo
- having mixed spanish and native american heritage
- plantations
- large farms that raise a single crop for sale
- plaza
- public squares
- subsistense farms
- small plots where farmers grow only enough food to feed their families
- hieroglyphics
- a form of writing that uses signs and symbols
- smog
- thick haze of fog and chemicals
- altitude
- height above sea level
- hurricanes
- violent tropical storms with harsh winds and heavy rains
- migrant worker
- extra workers
- latitude
- location north or south of the equator
- land bridge
- narrow strip of land that joins two larger landmasses