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World Cultures Latin America

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






2. A condition caused by a lack of proper food






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






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






5. Capital of Mexico during the Aztec civilization






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Electricity generated from the energy of moving water






13. Spanish for conqueror






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






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






16. Cities with more than 10 million people






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






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






19. Capital of Mexico during the Aztec civilization






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






21. Dictator






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






23. Picture writings carved in stone






24. Peoples descended from an area's first inhabitants






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






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






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






28. The mountains in South America






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






30. A vast area spanning several climate and vegetation zones






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






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






33. Wall paintings






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






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






36. Cities with more than 10 million people






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. A condition caused by a lack of proper food






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






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






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






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






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