Across
- 3. a blending of beliefs and practices from different religions into one faith
- 5. in Mexico, a manufacturing plant owned by a foreign country
- 9. farm product grown to be sold or traded rather than used by the farm family
- 11. technological and economic growth that does not deplete the human and natural resources of a given area
- 12. the practice of subcontracting manufacturing work to outside companies, especially foreign or nonunion companies
- 14. the loss or destruction of forests, mainly for logging or farming
- 15. household made up of several generations of family members
- 17. a strip of land that connects two larger landmasses, enabling migration of plants and animals to new areas
Down
- 1. relating to or caused by an earthquake
- 2. a city that dominates a country's economy, culture, and government and in which population is concentrated, usually the capital
- 4. a great city that is made up of several large and small cities
- 6. refers to people of mixed indigenous and European descent
- 7. Spanish for "conqueror"; Spanish soldier who participated in conquest of indigenous peoples of Latin America
- 8. the value of goods and services produced within a country in a year
- 10. a climate zone that occurs as elevation increases, with its own natural vegetation and crops
- 13. the sinking or settling of land to a lower level in response to various natural and human-caused factors
- 16. an area of a country in which trade restrictions do not apply