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World Cultures Latin America

Subjects : trivia, culture
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1. Royally appointed officials






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






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






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






5. Royally appointed officials






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






7. Capital of Mexico during the Aztec civilization






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






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






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






11. Picture writings carved in stone






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






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






14. Pictures or designs made with colored stone or tile






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






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






17. Peoples descended from an area's first inhabitants






18. Wall paintings






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






20. Spanish for conqueror






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






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






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






24. Spanish for conqueror






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






26. Dictator






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






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






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






30. Pictures or designs made with colored stone or tile






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






32. Electricity generated from the energy of moving water






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






34. A blending of beliefs and practices






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Electricity generated from the energy of moving water






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






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






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






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






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