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World Cultures Latin America

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1. Spanish for conqueror






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. A condition caused by a lack of proper food






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






10. A blending of beliefs and practices






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






12. Cities with more than 10 million people






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






14. Capital of Mexico during the Aztec civilization






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






16. Wall paintings






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






18. Royally appointed officials






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






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






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






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






23. Cities with more than 10 million people






24. A vast area spanning several climate and vegetation zones






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






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






27. The mountains in South America






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






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






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






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






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






33. Electricity generated from the energy of moving water






34. Capital of Mexico during the Aztec civilization






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






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






37. A condition caused by a lack of proper food






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






39. Peoples descended from an area's first inhabitants






40. Wall paintings






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






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






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






44. Pictures or designs made with colored stone or tile






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






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






47. The mountains in South America






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






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






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