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World Cultures Latin America

Subjects : trivia, culture
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1. Peoples descended from an area's first inhabitants






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






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






4. A blending of beliefs and practices






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






6. The mountains in South America






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






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






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






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






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






12. A blending of beliefs and practices






13. Pictures or designs made with colored stone or tile






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






15. Spanish for conqueror






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Peoples descended from an area's first inhabitants






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






24. Picture writings carved in stone






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






26. Cities with more than 10 million people






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






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






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






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






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






32. A vast area spanning several climate and vegetation zones






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






34. A vast area spanning several climate and vegetation zones






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






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






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






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






39. Pictures or designs made with colored stone or tile






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






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






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






43. Picture writings carved in stone






44. Royally appointed officials






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






46. Wall paintings






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






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






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






50. Royally appointed officials