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World Cultures Latin America

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






2. A blending of beliefs and practices






3. Cities with more than 10 million people






4. The mountains in South America






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






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






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






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






9. Pictures or designs made with colored stone or tile






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






11. A vast area spanning several climate and vegetation zones






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






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






14. Picture writings carved in stone






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






16. Electricity generated from the energy of moving water






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






18. Peoples descended from an area's first inhabitants






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






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






21. Spanish for conqueror






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






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






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






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






26. A blending of beliefs and practices






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. Capital of Mexico during the Aztec civilization






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






30. Peoples descended from an area's first inhabitants






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






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






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






34. Wall paintings






35. Dictator






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






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






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






39. Electricity generated from the energy of moving water






40. Cities with more than 10 million people






41. Capital of Mexico during the Aztec civilization






42. Wall paintings






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






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






45. The mountains in South America






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






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






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






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






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