| A | B |
| summit | peak |
| lava | melted rock |
| semiarid | desert climate |
| exile | removal by force |
| dictator | ruler with complete authority and power over a country |
| rurales | police force |
| rebellion | an armed fight against the government |
| invest | to use money to build business |
| coup | the suddent overthrow of the government by force |
| democracy | government is for and by the government |
| peon | people who worked and lived on haciendas |
| ejido | land given to a whole village rather than to one family |
| expropriated | took over |