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World Cultures Latin America

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






2. Picture writings carved in stone






3. Cities with more than 10 million people






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






5. Capital of Mexico during the Aztec civilization






6. Pictures or designs made with colored stone or tile






7. A vast area spanning several climate and vegetation zones






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. The mountains in South America






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






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






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






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






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






24. Spanish for conqueror






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






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






27. A condition caused by a lack of proper food






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






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






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






31. Pictures or designs made with colored stone or tile






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Wall paintings






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Wall paintings






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






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






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