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World Cultures Latin America

Subjects : trivia, culture
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1. The first permanent European settlement founded on this island in 1493






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






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






4. A vast area spanning several climate and vegetation zones






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






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






7. Picture writings carved in stone






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






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






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






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






12. Electricity generated from the energy of moving water






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






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






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






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






17. Dictator






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






19. A condition caused by a lack of proper food






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. The mountains in South America






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






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






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






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. The mountains in South America






33. Wall paintings






34. Cities with more than 10 million people






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






36. Peoples descended from an area's first inhabitants






37. Pictures or designs made with colored stone or tile






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






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






40. Dictator






41. Capital of Mexico during the Aztec civilization






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






43. Cities with more than 10 million people






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






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






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






47. A vast area spanning several climate and vegetation zones






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






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






50. A blending of beliefs and practices