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What are people who don’t own land, but work on land owned by rich landowners for less that $1 a day?
People who settle on someone else’s land without permission are called ____________
What is Mexico City like today?
What are three urban problems people of Mexico face on a daily basis?
Name 3 jobs we saw people of Mexico today work at in our video or our textbook
How many ethnic groups are living in Guatemala?
Mestizos who are descendants of Native Americans and Spaniards are rich landowners who are called ____________.
Why did the people of Guatemala form strikes and political movements? Define both terms
Name two struggles Guatemalans face daily.
What are three challenges Native American families in Guatemala face?
What is the religion of Nicaragua?
What are two political and economic problems of Nicaragua?
A person born in the Caribbean of French and African descent is called a _________________
Who were the Sandinista guerillas?
Name 3 economic and social problems Nicaragua faces today.
A section of waterway which a ship is raised and lowered by adjusting the water level is called a ______.
A passageway which people travel by foot, plane, rail, ship, or vehicle is called a ______________________.
What are two things that NEEDED to be built for the Panama Canal to have a successful development?
Who were the first group of people who unsuccessfully tried to build the Panama Canal?
What were three problems early developers of the Panama Canal faced?
Who was Panama fighting to gain independence from in 1903?
Who helped Panama gain independence in 1903?
What language is spoken in Nicaragua and what is their biggest ethnic group living in their country?
A person who holds COMPLETE power over a country is called a __________.
Who set up treaties for the Panama Canal in 1978? Who has control of the Panama Canal by 1999?