| A | B |
|---|
| SlashAndBurnAgriculture | burning forests to clear land for planting |
| Peninsula | a piece of land surrounded by water on three sides |
| smog | a mixture of smoke, chemicals, and fog, created by factories and cars |
| haciendas | huge expanses of farm or ranch land |
| Sierra Madre | Mountains known as "Mother Range" |
| cashcrops | crops that farmers can sell for profit |
| mestizos | people of mixed European and Am. Indian ancestry. |
| DayoftheDead | Nov. 1 & 2 remembering ancestors |
| IndependenceDay | Sept. 16 |
| CincoDeMayo | Celebrate victory over the French |
