Geography and Cultural Concepts

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NAFTA

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Agreement that removed trade barriers between Canada, the U.S., and Mexico

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Maquiladoras

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A labor-intensive factory in Mexico often producing goods for the U.S. market

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Landbridge

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A narrow land corridor connecting two larger landmasses

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Archipelago

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A cluster of islands located close to one another

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Hurricane Alley

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Region where hurricane activity is frequent, impacting economies and landscapes

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Culture Hearth (Example: the Mayan Civilization)

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Cultural region where a civilization with significant influence first developed, such as the Mayan Civilization

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Mestizo

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Individual with mixed European and Indigenous ancestry

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Plantation

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Large-scale agricultural estate focused on single-crop production, usually for export

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Acculturation

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Cultural adaptation where one culture partially adopts traits from another, usually dominant, culture

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Transculturation

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Combination of two cultures, creating a new, unique cultural expression