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Fair or show with food stalls, parades, rides and other ways to have fun
Carnival
A storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean
Hurricane
Self-reliance and freedom from outside control
Independence
Processes by which rock, sand, and soil are broken down and carried away
Erosion
The action of clearing a wide area of trees
Deforestation
Major contributions were in mathematics, astronomy, and development of the calendar.
Maya
A dispersion of people from their homeland
Diaspora
A form of government in which the leader has absolute power and authority
Dictatorship
Narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas
Isthmus
The practice and business of recreational travel based on concern for the environment
Ecotourism
People of Native American and European descent
Mestizos
A group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere
Colony
The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another
Cultural Diffusion
Land granted to Spanish settlers that included the right to demand labor or taxes from Native Americans
Encomieda