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This means "relying or depending on one another."
Interdependent
What does it mean to be part of a system?
That means that things happening in one country may affect the lives of people living in another country.
TRUE or FALSE: When bad weather ruins coffee crops in Colombia, people in the United States may have to pay more money to buy coffee at the grocery store.
True
An _______ is a branch of manufacturing, business, or trade.
industry
TRUE or FALSE: Canada has also learned much from America. For example, much has been learned about how to deal with cold winters.
False
Name at least three things that the nations of the Americas have learned about from one another.
They learned from Canada about how to deal with cold winters. They learned bossa nova music from Brazil when they were in school and also reggae from Jamaica.
This means "the act of coming into a new country to live."
Immigration
A ____ is a group of people who make up less than half of the total number.
minority
Name at least four groups of people who have immigrated to the United States.
Cubans, Mexicans, African Americans, Canadians
The United States ___, or brings in, many other valuable products from Latin America and Canada.
imports
This means "to ship products, usually for sale, to another country."
Export
This means "being shut in on all sides or nearly all sides by land."
Landlocked
An ___ is a person on one's family tree, such as a great-grandparent.
ancestor
Tell about the first people who lived in Latin America.
The first people to live in the area we now call Latin America were Native Americans, or American Indians. The ancestors of those Indians crossed a land bridge
An ___ is a long journey undertaken for a specific purpose, such as to explore or to place military forces in a region.
expedition
TRUE or FALSE: You can see African influence throughout much of Latin America. It is especially strong throughout the West Indies and Brazil.
True
