Vocab Unit 4 Latin America

Vertical climate zone

• Spanish for "conqueror", spanish soldier who participated in contest of indigenous peoples of latin america

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

• a climate zone that occurs as elevation increases, with its own natural vegetation and crops

• a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas

Conquistador

• spanish for "mixed", people of white european and a indigenous background

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

• spanish for "conqueror", spanish soldier that participated in contest of indigenous people of latin america

• manufacturing plant owned by a foreign country in mexico

Mestizo

• spanish for "mixed" ; usually with people of white european and indigenous background

• a climate zone that occurs as elevation increases, with its own natural vegetation and crops

• small farms that produce food for family use

• a steep cliff or slope between a higher or lower land surface

Columbian Exchange

• trading with Columbia

• the interchange/ exchange of plants, animals, disease, and ideas between the new and old world

• a group or chain of islands

• biological difference in a environment as indicated by numbers of different species of plants and animals

Megacity

• large agriculture estates owned by families or corporations

• fertile grasslands found in inland areas of Columbia and Venezuela

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

• a great city made up of ONLY small cities

Syncretism

• a blending of beliefs and practice from different religions into one faith

• mixed people of African and indigenous background

• mixed people of European and African background

• none of the above

Maquiladoras

• a person of mixed racial or ethnic ancestry, esp. latin america

• a person to conquer new territory

• factory located near the US, Mexico border that operates under a favorable duty

• combination of separate concepts and ideas

Isthmus

• a narrow strip of land that connects large masses of land and separates two bodies of water

• a person who lives in Iceland

• Columbian exchange animal exchanged

• None of the above

Archipelago

• a group of islands closely scattered in a body of water

• a very large city, typically with a population over 10 million people

• a group of cities that are small and large

• fertile south american low lands that cover more than 750,000 km

biodiversity

• very extensive parcel of privately owned land

• an extensive grassy treeless plain, esp. Latin America

• variability among living organisms, from all sources including terrestrial, marine, and other ecosystems

• plots of land