| A | B |
|---|
| diversity | variety |
| indigenous | native tribes |
| immigrant | person who takes up permanent residence in another country |
| tolerance | acceptance of different views |
| mass media | comminuication that reaches large audiences |
| smartphone | communication and software applications into one handheld device. |
| global | worldwide |
| mobile | means it moves along with the people who use it |
| manufacturing | using machines to make raw materials into a usable product |
| fiber optic | digital technology to transmit voice, text, and visual messages |
| recession | slowdown in economic growth |
| petroleum | raw material used to create oil products |
| ethanol | fuel obtained from plants that can be used alone or blended with gasoline |
| hybrid | vehicle that can run using either an electric motor or a gas-powered engine |
| wind turbine | engine powred by wind in order to generate electricity |
| naturalization | process that someone born in another country follows to become a citizen |
| due process | specific rules that authorities must follow |
| internet | communication network, gave people the power to access huge amounts of information |
| dynamic | change quickly |
| descendant | future generations |
| ancestry | heritage |
| mural | large paintings on walls |
| artifact | tools and other ornamentss that show something about how a culture lived |
| globalization | development of a world economy based on free trade |
| nationalize | placed under government control |
| economic sector | subdivisions of the economy |
| multi-party democracy | political system in which elecctions include candidates from more than one party |
| reform | changes aimed at correcting problems |
| NAFTA | North American Free Trade Aggrement free trade between US, Canada, and Mexico in 1994 |
| Institutional Revolutionary Party | political party that controlled Mexico's government from 1929 to 2000. |
