Mexico's Vocabulary

2. a policy based on control of one country by another
5. crops sold for profit
6. staying in the same condition; not likely to change or fail
7. a Spanish explororof the early Americas
10. the transfer of plants, animals, and people between Europe, Asia, and Afria on one side and the Americas on the other
12. the mineral ore that is used to make aluminum
14. poorly paid workers that produce cash crops
16. a period of violent social and political change
17. a narrow piece of land that connects two larger landmasses
18. temperate land
21. an area where trade barriers between countries are relaxed or lowered

1. cold land
3. extra; more than needed
4. money sent back to the homeland by people who migrated somplace else to find work
7. a person who often ruled a Latin American country as a dictator and was generally a high-ranking military officer or a rich man
8. a traditional Jamacian style of music that uses complex drum rythms
9. large paintings made on walls
11. volcanoes that still erupt but no show of sign activity
13. disapperaed completely from Earth
15. hot land is the warmest zone
19. a foriegn-owned factory where workers assemble parts
20. too much reliance