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World Cultures Latin America

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1. Floating islands made from large rafts covered with mud from the lake bottom






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






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






4. Cities with more than 10 million people






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. The mountains in South America






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






13. Wall paintings






14. Picture writings carved in stone






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






16. A blending of beliefs and practices






17. 'Hot land -' between sea level and 2 -500 feet - where rain forests are common with bananas - sugar - rice - and cacao as main crops






18. Peoples descended from an area's first inhabitants






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






20. A vast area spanning several climate and vegetation zones






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






22. A condition caused by a lack of proper food






23. Spanish for conqueror






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






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






26. Electricity generated from the energy of moving water






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






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






29. Royally appointed officials






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






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






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






33. A vast area spanning several climate and vegetation zones






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






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






36. Pictures or designs made with colored stone or tile






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






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






39. A condition caused by a lack of proper food






40. Spanish for conqueror






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






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






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






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






45. 'Hot land -' between sea level and 2 -500 feet - where rain forests are common with bananas - sugar - rice - and cacao as main crops






46. Electricity generated from the energy of moving water






47. Cities with more than 10 million people






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






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






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