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World Cultures Latin America

Subjects : trivia, culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Several mountain ranges that run parallel to one another in the Andes






2. Pictures or designs made with colored stone or tile






3. Dictator






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






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






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






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






8. Cities with more than 10 million people






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






10. A condition caused by a lack of proper food






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






12. A blending of beliefs and practices






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






14. Peoples descended from an area's first inhabitants






15. A vast area spanning several climate and vegetation zones






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. The mountains in South America






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






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






25. A blending of beliefs and practices






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






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






28. Electricity generated from the energy of moving water






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






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






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






32. Spanish for conqueror






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Picture writings carved in stone






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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