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World Cultures Latin America

Subjects : trivia, culture
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1. A series of knotted cords of various colors and lengths






2. Dictator






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






4. A blending of beliefs and practices






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






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






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






8. Wall paintings






9. Peoples descended from an area's first inhabitants






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






11. A vast area spanning several climate and vegetation zones






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






13. Capital of Mexico during the Aztec civilization






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Pictures or designs made with colored stone or tile






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






25. A condition caused by a lack of proper food






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






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






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






29. A condition caused by a lack of proper food






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






31. The mountains in South America






32. Spanish for conqueror






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






34. Cities with more than 10 million people






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Cities with more than 10 million people






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






44. Wall paintings






45. Spanish for conqueror






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






47. A blending of beliefs and practices






48. A vast area spanning several climate and vegetation zones






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






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