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World Cultures Latin America
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A vast area spanning several climate and vegetation zones
Tierra Templada
Murals
Patois
Brazilian Highlands
2. A series of knotted cords of various colors and lengths
Pampas
Quipu
Tenochtitlan
Mexico
3. 'Hot land -' between sea level and 2 -500 feet - where rain forests are common with bananas - sugar - rice - and cacao as main crops
Indigenous
Hispaniola
Brain Drain
Tierra Caliente
4. A coastal desert so arid that in some places no rainfall has ever been recorded
Brain Drain
Atacama Desert
Viceroys
Mato Grosso Plateau
5. The migration of people from the countryside to cities and the natural population growth within urban areas
Canopy
Extended Family
Tierra Templada
Urbanization
6. A blending of peoples of Native American and European descent (largest part of today's Mexican population)
Canopy
Mestizo
Brain Drain
Conquistador
7. Dialects that blend indigenous - European - African - and Asian languages
Patois
Pampas
Tierra Fria
Indigenous
8. 'Temperate land -' the most densely populated of the zones - where coffee and corn are the main crops
Tierra Templada
Tenochtitlan
Murals
Brain Drain
9. 'Cold land -' Middle America's highest climate zone - where winter frosts are common but potatoes barely grow well there
Matriarchal
Hispaniola
Tierra Fria
Patois
10. Location of the world's largest expanse of tropical rain forests and is the world's wettest tropical plain
Atacama Desert
Amazon Basin
Quipu
Escarpment
11. Sparsely populated plateaus of forests and grasslands in Brazil - Bolivia and Peru
Glyphs
Mato Grosso Plateau
Canopy
Brazilian Highlands
12. A coastal desert so arid that in some places no rainfall has ever been recorded
Atacama Desert
Tierra Fria
Urbanization
Hydroelectric Power
13. 'Hot land -' between sea level and 2 -500 feet - where rain forests are common with bananas - sugar - rice - and cacao as main crops
Mestizo
Rio de la Plata
Tierra Caliente
Cordilleras
14. The densely populated area that is surrounded by Mexico's Sierra Madre mountain ranges
Patois
Mexican Plateau
Quipu
Pampas
15. Floating islands made from large rafts covered with mud from the lake bottom
Chinampas
Andes
Puna
Tenochtitlan
16. A condition caused by a lack of proper food
Cordilleras
Malnutrition
Tierra Helada
Brazilian Highlands
17. A condition caused by a lack of proper food
Malnutrition
Quipu
Mestizo
Tierra Helada
18. An urban area that dominates its country's economy - culture - and political affairs
Primate City
Brain Drain
Rio de la Plata
Canopy
19. Dense layer of leaves in the rain forest - caused due to trees growing so close together
Altiplano
Rio de la Plata
Canopy
Matriarchal
20. South America's inland grasslands of Columbia and Venezuela
Yucatan Peninsula
Syncretism
Andes
Llanos
21. South America's inland grasslands of Argentina and Uruguay
Urbanization
Tierra Caliente
Altiplano
Pampas
22. River that flows about 4000 miles through the heart of South America
Malnutrition
Amazon River
Tierra Templada
Matriarchal
23. A blending of beliefs and practices
Andes
Llanos
Extended Family
Syncretism
24. The mountains in South America
Conquistador
Viceroys
Andes
Murals
25. Spanish for conqueror
Conquistador
Patois
Primate City
Caudillo
26. The loss of more highly educated and skilled workers to other countries
Tierra Caliente
Brain Drain
Pampas
Altiplano
27. Dense layer of leaves in the rain forest - caused due to trees growing so close together
Canopy
Atacama Desert
Cordilleras
Dialects
28. Several mountain ranges that run parallel to one another in the Andes
Canopy
Extended Family
Cordilleras
Conquistador
29. A big river in Middle America - which forms part of the border between Mexico and the United States
Brazilian Highlands
Rio Grande
Amazon River
Caudillo
30. A series of knotted cords of various colors and lengths
Quipu
Tierra Helada
Extended Family
Brazilian Highlands
31. Capital of Mexico during the Aztec civilization
Extended Family
Tenochtitlan
Rio de la Plata
Amazon River
32. Location of the world's largest expanse of tropical rain forests and is the world's wettest tropical plain
Mosaics
Chinampas
Amazon Basin
Primate City
33. Location where the Maya - an indigenous group - thrived
Escarpment
Yucatan Peninsula
Llanos
Llanos
34. The migration of people from the countryside to cities and the natural population growth within urban areas
Conquistador
Murals
Extended Family
Urbanization
35. 'Frozen Land -' which is a zone of permanent snow and ice on the peaks of the Andes
Altiplano
Extended Family
Indigenous
Tierra Helada
36. 'Temperate land -' the most densely populated of the zones - where coffee and corn are the main crops
Hispaniola
Tierra Templada
Andes
Mato Grosso Plateau
37. Cold zone which supports some grasses suitable for grazing sheep - llamas - and alpacas
Brain Drain
Tierra Fria
Puna
Rio de la Plata
38. Picture writings carved in stone
Mexico
Glyphs
Hispaniola
Yucatan Peninsula
39. Family that is ruled by a woman such as a grandmother - mother - or aunt
Viceroys
Extended Family
Mestizo
Matriarchal
40. A big river in Middle America - which forms part of the border between Mexico and the United States
Syncretism
Pampas
Rio Grande
Altiplano
41. Cold zone which supports some grasses suitable for grazing sheep - llamas - and alpacas
Primate City
Puna
Hispaniola
Cordilleras
42. Cities with more than 10 million people
Primate City
Llanos
Megacities
Patois
43. South America's inland grasslands of Argentina and Uruguay
Llanos
Mestizo
Atacama Desert
Pampas
44. Dictator
Escarpment
Hydroelectric Power
Caudillo
Puna
45. Capital of Mexico during the Aztec civilization
Tierra Fria
Tenochtitlan
Mato Grosso Plateau
Glyphs
46. The first permanent European settlement founded on this island in 1493
Brain Drain
Tenochtitlan
Tierra Helada
Hispaniola
47. River that flows about 4000 miles through the heart of South America
Amazon River
Matriarchal
Chinampas
Cordilleras
48. Family structure that includes grandparents - aunts - uncles - cousins - parents - and children
Escarpment
Malnutrition
Brazilian Highlands
Extended Family
49. A blending of peoples of Native American and European descent (largest part of today's Mexican population)
Patois
Mestizo
Atacama Desert
Extended Family
50. Family that is ruled by a woman such as a grandmother - mother - or aunt
Indigenous
Matriarchal
Glyphs
Rio de la Plata