| A | B |
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| Isthmus | narrow neck of land that acts as a bridge to connct two larger bodies of land. |
| Indigenous | native to a certain area. |
| Pampas | large plains of Argentina. |
| Ilanos | large plains of Colombia and Venezuela |
| Indigo | a plant used to make a blue dye. |
| Mestizos | people with both Native American and European ancestors. |
| Multattos | descendants of European plantation colonists and Africans. |
| Cacao | a small tree in which cacoa beans grow. |
| Hacienda | large family-owned estates. |
| Labor Intensive | requires a large work force. |
| Shantytowns | a poor settlement of small makeshift shelters. |
| Land Reform | breakingup the large landholdings and allowing small farmers to own their own land. |
| Cash Crop | a crop produced primarily for direct saile in a market. |
| Ejidos | communal farms. |
| Marquiladoras | a foreign company's factory in Mexico, usually near the U.S. border, in which products are assembled for export. |
| Inflation | the rise in prices caused by a decrease in the value of a nation's currency |
| Monopoly | a business that has no competitors and thus can control an industry's supply of goods and prices. |
| Privatization | the selling of government-owned businesses or lands to private owneres |
| Cardamom | a spice popular in many of the foods of Southwest Asia |
| Calypso | a type of music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago. |
| Reggae | a type of music that originated in Jamaica. |
