| A | B |
|---|
| altitude | elevation above sea level |
| basins | broad flat valleys |
| peninsula | land surrounded by water on three sides |
| latitude | locationnorth or south of the equator |
| land bridge | narrow strip of land that joins two larger landmasses |
| industrialized | a country of factories and cities |
| plantation | large farms that grow a single crop for money |
| smog | fog mixed with smoke and chemicals |
| maquiladoras | factories that assembleparts shipped from other countries |
| subsistence farming | growing only enough to feed their own families |
| Maya | early Native american people living in the Yucatan |
| Aztec | early Native American people living in central Mexico |
| adobe | sun-dried clay brick |
| mestizo | person of mixed Native American and Spanish heritage |
| colony | overseas territory |
