Latin America Chapter 4 Key terms review

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Latin America Chapter 4 Key terms review

• Click on the slide to see the key term matched to
  its defintion

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• area containing the canal, the land on either
  side of the canal, the ports, the port cities,
  and the railroad

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CANAL ZONE

• area containing the canal, the land on either
  side of the canal, the ports, the port cities,
  and the railroad

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• public square

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PLAZA

• public square

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• tourism in unspoiled areas to observe wildlife
  learn about the environment

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ECOTOURISM

• tourism in unspoiled areas to observe wildlife
  learn about the environment

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• manmade waterway across the isthmus of Panama

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PANAMA CANAL

• manmade waterway across the isthmus of Panama

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• the effort to distribute land more equally
  fairly

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LAND REDISTRIBUTION

• the effort to distribute land more equally
  fairly

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• a person who settles on someone elses land
  without permission

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SQUATTER

• a person who settles on someone elses land
  without permission

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• mestizo, or person of mixed Spanish Native
  American descent in Guatemala

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LADINO

• mestizo, or person of mixed Spanish Native
  American descent in Guatemala

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• large groups of people who work together for
  political change

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POLITICAL MOVEMENTS

• large groups of people who work together for
  political change

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• refusal to work until certain demands of workers
  are met

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STRIKE

• refusal to work until certain demands of workers
  are met

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• a section of waterway in which ships are raised
  or lowered by adjusting the water level

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LOCK

• a section of waterway in which ships are raised
  or lowered by adjusting the water level

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• someone who travels from one area to another,
  picking the crops that are in season

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MIGRANT WORKER

• someone who travels from one area to another,
  picking the crops that are in season