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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. A blending of beliefs and practices






2. Pictures or designs made with colored stone or tile






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






4. Electricity generated from the energy of moving water






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






6. Spanish for conqueror






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






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






9. Royally appointed officials






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






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






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






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






14. Wall paintings






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






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






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






18. Dictator






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






20. Pictures or designs made with colored stone or tile






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






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






23. Peoples descended from an area's first inhabitants






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






25. Capital of Mexico during the Aztec civilization






26. Picture writings carved in stone






27. Wall paintings






28. The mountains in South America






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






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






31. Peoples descended from an area's first inhabitants






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






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






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






35. Cities with more than 10 million people






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






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






38. Electricity generated from the energy of moving water






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






40. A condition caused by a lack of proper food






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






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






43. Dictator






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






45. Royally appointed officials






46. A condition caused by a lack of proper food






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






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






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






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