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World Cultures Latin America

Subjects : trivia, culture
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Floating islands made from large rafts covered with mud from the lake bottom






2. A vast area spanning several climate and vegetation zones






3. Pictures or designs made with colored stone or tile






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






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






6. Capital of Mexico during the Aztec civilization






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






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






9. A condition caused by a lack of proper food






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Pictures or designs made with colored stone or tile






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






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






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






22. Capital of Mexico during the Aztec civilization






23. Electricity generated from the energy of moving water






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






25. Royally appointed officials






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






27. Dictator






28. Spanish for conqueror






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






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






31. Picture writings carved in stone






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Spanish for conqueror






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






43. The mountains in South America






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






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






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






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






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






49. The mountains in South America






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