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World Cultures Latin America

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






2. Electricity generated from the energy of moving water






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






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






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






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






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






8. Cities with more than 10 million people






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






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






11. Wall paintings






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Royally appointed officials






19. Peoples descended from an area's first inhabitants






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






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






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






23. Royally appointed officials






24. Spanish for conqueror






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






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






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






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






29. Electricity generated from the energy of moving water






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






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






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






33. Picture writings carved in stone






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






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






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






37. Peoples descended from an area's first inhabitants






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






39. A blending of beliefs and practices






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






41. Dictator






42. Wall paintings






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






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






45. The mountains in South America






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






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






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






49. A vast area spanning several climate and vegetation zones






50. Dictator