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World Cultures Latin America

Subjects : trivia, culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Electricity generated from the energy of moving water






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






3. Peoples descended from an area's first inhabitants






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






5. Wall paintings






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






7. Picture writings carved in stone






8. Wall paintings






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






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






11. The mountains in South America






12. Electricity generated from the energy of moving water






13. Dictator






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






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






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






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






18. Pictures or designs made with colored stone or tile






19. Capital of Mexico during the Aztec civilization






20. Royally appointed officials






21. Peoples descended from an area's first inhabitants






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






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






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






25. A condition caused by a lack of proper food






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






27. Spanish for conqueror






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






29. Cities with more than 10 million people






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. A condition caused by a lack of proper food






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






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






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






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






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






44. Dictator






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






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






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






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






49. Pictures or designs made with colored stone or tile






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