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World Cultures Latin America

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






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






3. Royally appointed officials






4. Picture writings carved in stone






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






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






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






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






9. A blending of beliefs and practices






10. Pictures or designs made with colored stone or tile






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






12. A condition caused by a lack of proper food






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






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






15. Peoples descended from an area's first inhabitants






16. Electricity generated from the energy of moving water






17. Royally appointed officials






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






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






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






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






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






23. Pictures or designs made with colored stone or tile






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






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






26. Dictator






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






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






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






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






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






32. Wall paintings






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. The mountains in South America






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






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






50. Spanish for conqueror