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World Cultures Latin America

Subjects : trivia, culture
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1. Wall paintings






2. Royally appointed officials






3. A vast area spanning several climate and vegetation zones






4. Sparsely populated plateaus of forests and grasslands in Brazil - Bolivia and Peru






5. Cities with more than 10 million people






6. Pictures or designs made with colored stone or tile






7. Cold zone which supports some grasses suitable for grazing sheep - llamas - and alpacas






8. Dense layer of leaves in the rain forest - caused due to trees growing so close together






9. The loss of more highly educated and skilled workers to other countries






10. Wall paintings






11. A big river in Middle America - which forms part of the border between Mexico and the United States






12. Forms of a language unique to a particular place or group






13. Means 'high plain -' located in Peru and Bolivia






14. South America's inland grasslands of Argentina and Uruguay






15. Pictures or designs made with colored stone or tile






16. Spanish for conqueror






17. The first permanent European settlement founded on this island in 1493






18. A steep slope of eastern highlands which plunge to the Atlantic Ocean






19. 'Frozen Land -' which is a zone of permanent snow and ice on the peaks of the Andes






20. The densely populated area that is surrounded by Mexico's Sierra Madre mountain ranges






21. A steep slope of eastern highlands which plunge to the Atlantic Ocean






22. Cities with more than 10 million people






23. A blending of beliefs and practices






24. Dictator






25. A coastal desert so arid that in some places no rainfall has ever been recorded






26. A blending of peoples of Native American and European descent (largest part of today's Mexican population)






27. Location of the world's largest expanse of tropical rain forests and is the world's wettest tropical plain






28. 'Temperate land -' the most densely populated of the zones - where coffee and corn are the main crops






29. The mountains in South America






30. An urban area that dominates its country's economy - culture - and political affairs






31. Royally appointed officials






32. The loss of more highly educated and skilled workers to other countries






33. 'Temperate land -' the most densely populated of the zones - where coffee and corn are the main crops






34. Electricity generated from the energy of moving water






35. A coastal desert so arid that in some places no rainfall has ever been recorded






36. The migration of people from the countryside to cities and the natural population growth within urban areas






37. Capital of Mexico during the Aztec civilization






38. Family that is ruled by a woman such as a grandmother - mother - or aunt






39. A blending of beliefs and practices






40. Peoples descended from an area's first inhabitants






41. Dictator






42. The 'River of Silver -' which flows into the Atlantic Ocean






43. Cold zone which supports some grasses suitable for grazing sheep - llamas - and alpacas






44. South America's inland grasslands of Columbia and Venezuela






45. Peoples descended from an area's first inhabitants






46. A condition caused by a lack of proper food






47. 'Cold land -' Middle America's highest climate zone - where winter frosts are common but potatoes barely grow well there






48. Several mountain ranges that run parallel to one another in the Andes






49. River that flows about 4000 miles through the heart of South America






50. The first permanent European settlement founded on this island in 1493