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World Cultures Latin America

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Several mountain ranges that run parallel to one another in the Andes






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






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






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






5. Electricity generated from the energy of moving water






6. A condition caused by a lack of proper food






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






8. Country where the first people to settle in the region were ancestors of Native Americans






9. Cities with more than 10 million people






10. A series of knotted cords of various colors and lengths






11. Spanish for conqueror






12. Wall paintings






13. Picture writings carved in stone






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






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






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






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






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






19. Spanish for conqueror






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






21. Pictures or designs made with colored stone or tile






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






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






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






25. A condition caused by a lack of proper food






26. Dialects that blend indigenous - European - African - and Asian languages






27. Cities with more than 10 million people






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






29. A blending of beliefs and practices






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






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






32. Dictator






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






34. Family structure that includes grandparents - aunts - uncles - cousins - parents - and children






35. Pictures or designs made with colored stone or tile






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Wall paintings






44. A blending of beliefs and practices






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






46. A series of knotted cords of various colors and lengths






47. Peoples descended from an area's first inhabitants






48. The mountains in South America






49. Royally appointed officials






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