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World Cultures Latin America

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






2. A vast area spanning several climate and vegetation zones






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






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






5. A condition caused by a lack of proper food






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






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






8. Dictator






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






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






11. Electricity generated from the energy of moving water






12. Pictures or designs made with colored stone or tile






13. Electricity generated from the energy of moving water






14. Cities with more than 10 million people






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






16. Spanish for conqueror






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






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






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






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






21. A condition caused by a lack of proper food






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






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






24. Peoples descended from an area's first inhabitants






25. Peoples descended from an area's first inhabitants






26. Capital of Mexico during the Aztec civilization






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Wall paintings






35. The mountains in South America






36. A vast area spanning several climate and vegetation zones






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






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






39. The mountains in South America






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






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






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






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






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






45. Picture writings carved in stone






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






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






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






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






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