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| commodities | Any raw material or agricultural product that is bought and sold. |
| New World | General term used to describe the newly discovered Americas during the European Age of Exploration. |
| urban | An industrialized area of a city or town. |
| temperate | Climate characterized by mild temperatures. |
| Fidel Castro | Former communist dictator of Cuba who led the ouster of Batista in the 1959 Cuban Revolution. |
| privatize | The act of transferring a business, industry, or service for public government to private control. |
| emigrate | To relocate to a new country for the purpose of employment. |
| graft | Financial gain through illegal means, typically through kickbacks and bribes. |
| lumber | Wood that has been cut into planks for commercial construction. |
