Latin America-chapter 8

Carnival

• State fair

• Circus

• Large festival held before lent

• theme park

caudillo

• tacos

• quesidillo

• ruler or dictator usually a military officer

• person of mixed heritage

mestizo

• Mexican mountains

• communism

• person of mixed Native American and European heritage

• farm product grown for export

migration

• movement of people

• farm product grown for export

• corn

• extinction

jade

• diamond

• shiny green semi-precious stone

• coal

• another name for oil

"Day of the Dead"

• Memorial Day

• Lent

• Mexican holiday when people honor their dead

• Large painting on a wall

mural

• large painting on a wall

• capital of Belize

• movement of people

• dance move

cash crop

• gold

• farm product grown for export

• silver

• all of the above

empire

• cash crop

• bad guys

• different territories united under one government

• Mexican holiday

maize

• puzzle

• multi-color corn

• farm product grown for export

• movement of people