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World Cultures Latin America

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1. Cities with more than 10 million people






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






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






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






5. A blending of beliefs and practices






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






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






8. A vast area spanning several climate and vegetation zones






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






10. Cities with more than 10 million people






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






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






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






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






15. Peoples descended from an area's first inhabitants






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Royally appointed officials






25. Wall paintings






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






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






28. Spanish for conqueror






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






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






31. A condition caused by a lack of proper food






32. Peoples descended from an area's first inhabitants






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






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






35. Pictures or designs made with colored stone or tile






36. Dictator






37. A blending of beliefs and practices






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






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






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






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






42. Spanish for conqueror






43. Royally appointed officials






44. Pictures or designs made with colored stone or tile






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






46. Electricity generated from the energy of moving water






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






48. Picture writings carved in stone






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






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