surpluses - extra; more than needed, extinct - describing a particular kind of plant or animal that has disappeared completely from Earth, isthmus - a narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas, remittance - the money sent back to the homeland by people who have gone somewhere else to work, dormant - still capable of erupting but showing no signs of activity, cash crop - a farm product grown for sale, Reggae - a traditional Jamaican style of music that uses complex drum rhythms, bauxite - the mineral ore that is used to make aluminum, murals - a large painting on a wall, staple - a food that is eaten regularly, Columbian Exchange - the transfer of plants, animals, and people between Europe, Asia, and Africa on one side and the Americas on the other, tierra templada - a temperate climate zone, located at mid-level elevations, tierra caliente - the warmest climate zone, located at lower elevations, colonialism - a policy based on control of one country by another, dependence - too much reliance, maquiladoras - a foreign-owned factory where workers assemble parts, free-trade zone - an area where trade barriers between countries are relaxed or lowered, tierra fria - a colder climate zone, located at higher elevations, revolution - a period of violent and sweeping change, caudillos - a person who often ruled a Latin American country as a dictator and was generally a high-ranking military officer or a rich man, plantations - a large farm, conquistadors - a Spanish explorer of the early Americas,

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