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World Cultures Latin America

Subjects : trivia, culture
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Pictures or designs made with colored stone or tile






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






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






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






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






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






7. Pictures or designs made with colored stone or tile






8. Picture writings carved in stone






9. Dictator






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






11. Spanish for conqueror






12. The mountains in South America






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






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






15. Location where the Maya - an indigenous group - thrived






16. A condition caused by a lack of proper food






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






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






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






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






21. Cities with more than 10 million people






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






23. Location where the Maya - an indigenous group - thrived






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






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






26. Peoples descended from an area's first inhabitants






27. Wall paintings






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






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






30. Royally appointed officials






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






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






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






34. Picture writings carved in stone






35. Dictator






36. A blending of beliefs and practices






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






38. Electricity generated from the energy of moving water






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. The mountains in South America






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






49. Capital of Mexico during the Aztec civilization






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