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World Cultures Latin America

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Cold zone which supports some grasses suitable for grazing sheep - llamas - and alpacas






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






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






4. The mountains in South America






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






6. A vast area spanning several climate and vegetation zones






7. Dictator






8. A condition caused by a lack of proper food






9. Royally appointed officials






10. The mountains in South America






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






12. Picture writings carved in stone






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






14. Capital of Mexico during the Aztec civilization






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






16. Pictures or designs made with colored stone or tile






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






18. Dictator






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






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






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






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






23. Cities with more than 10 million people






24. Wall paintings






25. A vast area spanning several climate and vegetation zones






26. Cities with more than 10 million people






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






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






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






30. Wall paintings






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






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






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






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






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






36. Peoples descended from an area's first inhabitants






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. A blending of beliefs and practices






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






45. Spanish for conqueror






46. Picture writings carved in stone






47. Capital of Mexico during the Aztec civilization






48. Pictures or designs made with colored stone or tile






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






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