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World Cultures Latin America

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1. Cities with more than 10 million people






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






3. Wall paintings






4. A blending of beliefs and practices






5. Peoples descended from an area's first inhabitants






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






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






8. Cities with more than 10 million people






9. Spanish for conqueror






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Peoples descended from an area's first inhabitants






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






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






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






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






21. The mountains in South America






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






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






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






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






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






27. Royally appointed officials






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






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






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






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






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






33. Dictator






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






35. Royally appointed officials






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






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






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






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






40. Capital of Mexico during the Aztec civilization






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






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






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






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






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






46. Electricity generated from the energy of moving water






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






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






49. Picture writings carved in stone






50. Pictures or designs made with colored stone or tile







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