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World Cultures Latin America

Subjects : trivia, culture
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1. Electricity generated from the energy of moving water






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Cities with more than 10 million people






12. Cities with more than 10 million people






13. Royally appointed officials






14. Dictator






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






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






17. A vast area spanning several climate and vegetation zones






18. Peoples descended from an area's first inhabitants






19. Wall paintings






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






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






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






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






25. A blending of beliefs and practices






26. Wall paintings






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






28. Peoples descended from an area's first inhabitants






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






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






31. Spanish for conqueror






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Dictator






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






41. A vast area spanning several climate and vegetation zones






42. Electricity generated from the energy of moving water






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






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






45. The mountains in South America






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






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






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






49. Pictures or designs made with colored stone or tile






50. Spanish for conqueror