Mexico Vocabulary

climate zones that occur as elevation increases, each with its own natural vegetation and crops

• land bridge
• seismic
• vertical climate zones
• conquistador

Spanish for "conqueror"; Spanish soldier who participated in the conquest of indigenous peoples of Latin America

• land bridge
• seismic
• vertical climate zones
• conquistador

a strip of land that connects two larger landmasses enabling migration of plants and animals to new areas

• land bridge
• seismic
• vertical climate zones
• conquistador

relating to or caused by an earthquake

• land bridge
• seismic
• vertical climate zones
• conquistador

refers to people of mixed indigenous and European descent

• mestizo
• cash crop
• syncretism
• megacity

farm products grown to be sold or traded rather than used by the farm family

• mestizo
• cash crop
• syncretism
• megacity

a blending of beliefs and practices from different religions into one faith

• mestizo
• cash crop
• syncretism
• megacity

a great city that is made up of several large and small cities

• mestizo
• cash crop
• syncretism
• megacity

household made up of several generations of family members

• primate city
• extended family
• gross domestic product
• maquiladora

a city that dominates a country's economy, culture, and government and in which population is concentrated; usually the capital

• primate city
• extended family
• gross domestic product
• maquiladora