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World Cultures Latin America

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Wall paintings






2. Spanish for conqueror






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






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






5. Picture writings carved in stone






6. Cities with more than 10 million people






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






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






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






10. A condition caused by a lack of proper food






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






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






13. Wall paintings






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






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






16. Electricity generated from the energy of moving water






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






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






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






20. Peoples descended from an area's first inhabitants






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






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






23. Electricity generated from the energy of moving water






24. The mountains in South America






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






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






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






28. Royally appointed officials






29. Pictures or designs made with colored stone or tile






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






31. Royally appointed officials






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. A blending of beliefs and practices






39. Spanish for conqueror






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






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






42. A vast area spanning several climate and vegetation zones






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






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






45. Dictator






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






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






48. Pictures or designs made with colored stone or tile






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






50. Picture writings carved in stone