TOPIC 3 Middle America

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Spanish explorers who conquered territory

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conquistadors

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networks of structures such as highways and electrical grids are called

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infrastructure

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payments from workers outside the country

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remittances

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to transfer ownership of a business to the government

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nationalize

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American born descendants of Spanish settlers

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creoles

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European people born in Spain

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peninsulares

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governments controlled by a single leader

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dictatorship

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the spread of cultural traits

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cultural diffusion

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relating to the state of its citizens

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civil

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the exchange of people, living things, and ideas between the two hemispheres

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Columbia Exchange