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World Cultures Latin America
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1. South America's inland grasslands of Argentina and Uruguay
Pampas
Malnutrition
Syncretism
Tierra Caliente
2. Pictures or designs made with colored stone or tile
Mosaics
Tenochtitlan
Andes
Amazon River
3. Means 'high plain -' located in Peru and Bolivia
Altiplano
Quipu
Yucatan Peninsula
Tierra Helada
4. The loss of more highly educated and skilled workers to other countries
Tierra Caliente
Mosaics
Mexico
Brain Drain
5. Peoples descended from an area's first inhabitants
Mexico
Escarpment
Indigenous
Urbanization
6. Electricity generated from the energy of moving water
Hydroelectric Power
Escarpment
Tierra Helada
Andes
7. The 'River of Silver -' which flows into the Atlantic Ocean
Indigenous
Conquistador
Rio de la Plata
Tierra Caliente
8. Capital of Mexico during the Aztec civilization
Tierra Helada
Tenochtitlan
Hydroelectric Power
Llanos
9. An urban area that dominates its country's economy - culture - and political affairs
Brain Drain
Primate City
Tierra Fria
Pampas
10. 'Hot land -' between sea level and 2 -500 feet - where rain forests are common with bananas - sugar - rice - and cacao as main crops
Megacities
Tierra Caliente
Hispaniola
Tierra Helada
11. 'Temperate land -' the most densely populated of the zones - where coffee and corn are the main crops
Tenochtitlan
Brain Drain
Urbanization
Tierra Templada
12. Forms of a language unique to a particular place or group
Dialects
Pampas
Hispaniola
Hispaniola
13. A series of knotted cords of various colors and lengths
Caudillo
Escarpment
Quipu
Tierra Fria
14. A steep slope of eastern highlands which plunge to the Atlantic Ocean
Escarpment
Primate City
Mato Grosso Plateau
Atacama Desert
15. Electricity generated from the energy of moving water
Chinampas
Tierra Helada
Hydroelectric Power
Tierra Caliente
16. Wall paintings
Murals
Extended Family
Syncretism
Mosaics
17. Location of the world's largest expanse of tropical rain forests and is the world's wettest tropical plain
Amazon River
Primate City
Amazon Basin
Tierra Caliente
18. Forms of a language unique to a particular place or group
Hispaniola
Malnutrition
Rio de la Plata
Dialects
19. A big river in Middle America - which forms part of the border between Mexico and the United States
Matriarchal
Rio Grande
Glyphs
Malnutrition
20. Several mountain ranges that run parallel to one another in the Andes
Cordilleras
Escarpment
Indigenous
Tenochtitlan
21. Location of the world's largest expanse of tropical rain forests and is the world's wettest tropical plain
Tierra Helada
Rio de la Plata
Syncretism
Amazon Basin
22. South America's inland grasslands of Argentina and Uruguay
Syncretism
Chinampas
Pampas
Malnutrition
23. The migration of people from the countryside to cities and the natural population growth within urban areas
Andes
Dialects
Urbanization
Atacama Desert
24. A big river in Middle America - which forms part of the border between Mexico and the United States
Syncretism
Rio Grande
Patois
Mexico
25. Family that is ruled by a woman such as a grandmother - mother - or aunt
Urbanization
Caudillo
Matriarchal
Atacama Desert
26. A coastal desert so arid that in some places no rainfall has ever been recorded
Atacama Desert
Viceroys
Patois
Hydroelectric Power
27. Dialects that blend indigenous - European - African - and Asian languages
Conquistador
Patois
Tierra Fria
Dialects
28. Family structure that includes grandparents - aunts - uncles - cousins - parents - and children
Extended Family
Altiplano
Mexico
Malnutrition
29. The densely populated area that is surrounded by Mexico's Sierra Madre mountain ranges
Dialects
Pampas
Yucatan Peninsula
Mexican Plateau
30. 'Hot land -' between sea level and 2 -500 feet - where rain forests are common with bananas - sugar - rice - and cacao as main crops
Tierra Caliente
Escarpment
Mosaics
Brain Drain
31. A blending of beliefs and practices
Syncretism
Matriarchal
Chinampas
Pampas
32. Dictator
Caudillo
Mexican Plateau
Dialects
Hydroelectric Power
33. 'Frozen Land -' which is a zone of permanent snow and ice on the peaks of the Andes
Tierra Helada
Syncretism
Tenochtitlan
Mosaics
34. Peoples descended from an area's first inhabitants
Puna
Indigenous
Mexico
Tierra Fria
35. South America's inland grasslands of Columbia and Venezuela
Caudillo
Llanos
Hydroelectric Power
Atacama Desert
36. A coastal desert so arid that in some places no rainfall has ever been recorded
Atacama Desert
Mato Grosso Plateau
Primate City
Mosaics
37. An urban area that dominates its country's economy - culture - and political affairs
Chinampas
Caudillo
Indigenous
Primate City
38. The densely populated area that is surrounded by Mexico's Sierra Madre mountain ranges
Brain Drain
Mexican Plateau
Yucatan Peninsula
Viceroys
39. Spanish for conqueror
Tierra Caliente
Atacama Desert
Murals
Conquistador
40. The migration of people from the countryside to cities and the natural population growth within urban areas
Puna
Urbanization
Mato Grosso Plateau
Chinampas
41. Floating islands made from large rafts covered with mud from the lake bottom
Tierra Fria
Chinampas
Canopy
Tierra Helada
42. A series of knotted cords of various colors and lengths
Hispaniola
Quipu
Caudillo
Llanos
43. A vast area spanning several climate and vegetation zones
Hydroelectric Power
Brazilian Highlands
Mosaics
Tierra Fria
44. Means 'high plain -' located in Peru and Bolivia
Hispaniola
Altiplano
Tierra Caliente
Mato Grosso Plateau
45. Dictator
Megacities
Amazon River
Caudillo
Dialects
46. River that flows about 4000 miles through the heart of South America
Malnutrition
Extended Family
Amazon River
Megacities
47. A blending of peoples of Native American and European descent (largest part of today's Mexican population)
Hydroelectric Power
Mestizo
Tierra Caliente
Yucatan Peninsula
48. Cold zone which supports some grasses suitable for grazing sheep - llamas - and alpacas
Canopy
Malnutrition
Rio Grande
Puna
49. 'Cold land -' Middle America's highest climate zone - where winter frosts are common but potatoes barely grow well there
Malnutrition
Patois
Rio de la Plata
Tierra Fria
50. 'Cold land -' Middle America's highest climate zone - where winter frosts are common but potatoes barely grow well there
Tierra Fria
Amazon River
Mestizo
Malnutrition