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World Cultures Latin America

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1. Cities with more than 10 million people






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






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






4. Capital of Mexico during the Aztec civilization






5. Spanish for conqueror






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






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






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






9. Spanish for conqueror






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






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






12. Pictures or designs made with colored stone or tile






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






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






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






16. Peoples descended from an area's first inhabitants






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






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






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






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






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






22. Pictures or designs made with colored stone or tile






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Picture writings carved in stone






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






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






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






35. Royally appointed officials






36. Picture writings carved in stone






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






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






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






40. Peoples descended from an area's first inhabitants






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






42. Cold zone which supports some grasses suitable for grazing sheep - llamas - and alpacas






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






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






45. A blending of beliefs and practices






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






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






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






49. The mountains in South America






50. A vast area spanning several climate and vegetation zones