Across
- 2. an unusually long period in which little or no rain falls
- 5. extreme and general scarcity of food, as in a country or a large geographical area.
- 6. the elimination of a group of people based on race, religion, or some other factor
- 7. unfair treatment of others because of who they are or what they believe
- 8. the spreading and mixing of cultures
- 10. the loss of well-educated people such as doctors or engineers to another country
- 12. came to the America's in search of trading opportunities
- 13. a payment of money sent by an immigrant to a relative in his or her home country
- 14. someone who seeks safety by going to another country. Refugees may be escaping political unrest or war. Or they may fear being attacked because of their beliefs.
- 15. first made landfall on the island of Guanahani, renamed the island San Salvador and claimed it for Spain.
- 16. something that encourages people to move to a new place
- 17. constant flow of migrants from one country into another country. The largest migration stream into the United States today is from Mexico.
- 18. to move from a country. People who leave a country are called emigrants
Down
- 1. to move to a country. People who move to another country are called immigrants.
- 2. unfair treatment of a person or group based on class rather than individual worth
- 3. this was brought over and killed approximately 4o million Native Americans
- 4. was used to fill the need for labor
- 7. something that encourages people to leave a place behind
- 9. Another name for The Native American Tribes
- 11. bound to work for another for a specified time, especially in return for payment
