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Mexico

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

Mexico

culture: the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group

maquiladora: in Mexico, a manufacturing plant owned by a foreign company.

free trade zone: an area of a country in which trade restrictions do not apply.

deforestation: the loss or destruction of forest, mainly for logging or farming

corporate: formed into an association of endowed by law with the rights and liabilities of an individual.

seismic: relating to or caused by a earthquake.

feature: to have characteristic or as a prominent attribute

vertical climate zone: a climate zone that occurs as elevation increases: with its own natural vegetation and crops

Inevitable: incapable of being avoided or evaded.

ignorance: lack of knowledge, education, or awareness

subsatianable development: technological and economic growth that does not deplete the human and natural resorces of a given area.

land subsidence: the sinking or settling of land to a lower level in response to various natural and human-caused factors

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

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

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

extended family: household made up of several generations of family members.

gross domestic product: (G.D.P.), the value of goods and services produced with in a country in a year.

outsourcing: the practice of subcontracting manufacturing work to outside companies , especially foreign or nonunion companies.

diverse: differing from one another

mestizo: refers to people of mixed indigenous and European decent.

conquistador: Spanish for " conqueror": Spanish soldier who participated in conquest of indigenous peoples of Latin America.

cash crop: farm product grown to be sold or traded rather than used by the farm family.

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