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the movement of people from rural to urban areas, resulting in the growth of urban (cities) areas

Sent: From 1950- 1990 Latin America was under urbanization where they went from 40% of the regions population being urban, to 70%.

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farming that provides enough food for the farmer and his family but not enough for sale.

Sent: Throughout Latin America people use subsistence farming to feed their families.

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the overall level of comfort and well-being of a group or a countty

Sent: The standard of living in Haiti is low.

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the unequal distribution of wealth or resources in a geographic area, so that some places are richer than others

Sent: Spatial inequality is a problem in some Latin America countries.

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an overcrowded, dirty area of a city where the housing is usually in very poor conditions (Favela is specific to Brazil.)

Sent: Brazil has many slums.

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found in or living in areas that are not close to cities

Sent: In 1950 there was a greater rural population in Latin America than in 1990.

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inheriting or determining descent through the male line

Sent: Men having more say then women is because Latin America is mostly patrilineal.

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an agreement for free trade between the United States and Canada and Mexico

Sent: NAFTA has benefited Mexico with free trade.

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a person of Latin-American or Spanish-speaking descent

Sent: People from Latin America are Latino.

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originating and living or occurring naturally in an area or environment

Sent: Guatemala is home to indigenous people.

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refers to immigration across national borders - legally and illegally

Sent: People have immigrated from Mexico to the United States.

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an American citizen or resident of Spanish or Latin-American decent

Sent: George Lopez is Hispanic.

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Human Development Index looks at how countries are doing in terms of their economies, societies, and basic living standards

Sent: The #1 ranked Latin America country on the HDI is Argentina.

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the Gross Domestic Product by or for each person. Calculated by dividing the total amount of something by the number of people in a place

Sent: The GDP per capita of Venezuela is $16,700.

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Gross Domestic Product the total value of goods and services produced in a country in a year

Sent: The GDP of Mexico is 2,224,000.

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a kind of travel that attracts people who would like to visit unique ecosystems, such as a rain forest

Sent: The Amazon rain forest is a ecotourism location.

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removing or clearing away the trees from a forest. Deforestation is often done to clear land for farming

Sent: The Amazon rain forest has been effected by deforestation.

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raising crops for sale, often on large farms

Sent: Brazil uses coffee beans for commercial farming.

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the control or governing influence of a nation over a dependent country, territory, or people

Sent: Brazil's main language is Portuguese because of colonialism.

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a change in a way of life to suit new conditions

Sent: Charles Darwin studied adaptation while on the Galapagos islands.