(A New Era) Latin America

4. developed tools & methods for raising cattle during Spanish colonial times]
5. a small river that flows into another river
6. a large territory with many different peoples under one ruler
8. tropical grasslands
11. smaller areas
13. usually high-ranking military officers or rich men supported by the upper class
14. people of mixed Native American & European descent
15. language combining parts of different languages
16. large farms that raise a single crop for sale
17. state government controls the economy and society
19. rate percentage of people who can read and write

1. overcrowded slum areas that surround many Brazilian cities
2. group of islands
3. factories in which workers assemble parts made in other countries
7. narrow piece of land that links two larger areas of land
9. a form of writing that uses signs and symbols
10. farm small plots where farmers grow only enough food to feed their families
12. money sent back home by Haitians who work in other countries
15. plains in Argentina & Uruguay
18. the movement of people