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World Cultures Latin America
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Location where the Maya - an indigenous group - thrived
Tierra Fria
Yucatan Peninsula
Rio de la Plata
Megacities
2. Cold zone which supports some grasses suitable for grazing sheep - llamas - and alpacas
Tierra Templada
Brazilian Highlands
Primate City
Puna
3. A series of knotted cords of various colors and lengths
Mosaics
Quipu
Tierra Fria
Escarpment
4. 'Cold land -' Middle America's highest climate zone - where winter frosts are common but potatoes barely grow well there
Viceroys
Andes
Tierra Fria
Rio de la Plata
5. Dense layer of leaves in the rain forest - caused due to trees growing so close together
Caudillo
Canopy
Brain Drain
Brazilian Highlands
6. Sparsely populated plateaus of forests and grasslands in Brazil - Bolivia and Peru
Mato Grosso Plateau
Tierra Fria
Patois
Chinampas
7. A big river in Middle America - which forms part of the border between Mexico and the United States
Pampas
Urbanization
Rio Grande
Tenochtitlan
8. 'Temperate land -' the most densely populated of the zones - where coffee and corn are the main crops
Caudillo
Altiplano
Tierra Templada
Mexican Plateau
9. Spanish for conqueror
Conquistador
Mestizo
Tenochtitlan
Megacities
10. The migration of people from the countryside to cities and the natural population growth within urban areas
Primate City
Amazon Basin
Urbanization
Megacities
11. The migration of people from the countryside to cities and the natural population growth within urban areas
Extended Family
Andes
Altiplano
Urbanization
12. A vast area spanning several climate and vegetation zones
Mato Grosso Plateau
Conquistador
Brazilian Highlands
Tierra Templada
13. A coastal desert so arid that in some places no rainfall has ever been recorded
Atacama Desert
Malnutrition
Rio de la Plata
Canopy
14. The loss of more highly educated and skilled workers to other countries
Atacama Desert
Brain Drain
Conquistador
Mestizo
15. Electricity generated from the energy of moving water
Malnutrition
Patois
Indigenous
Hydroelectric Power
16. A big river in Middle America - which forms part of the border between Mexico and the United States
Syncretism
Pampas
Tierra Helada
Rio Grande
17. Royally appointed officials
Viceroys
Chinampas
Escarpment
Canopy
18. 'Frozen Land -' which is a zone of permanent snow and ice on the peaks of the Andes
Altiplano
Tierra Helada
Llanos
Amazon Basin
19. Dialects that blend indigenous - European - African - and Asian languages
Tierra Templada
Hydroelectric Power
Atacama Desert
Patois
20. The first permanent European settlement founded on this island in 1493
Indigenous
Hispaniola
Mexican Plateau
Amazon River
21. A series of knotted cords of various colors and lengths
Quipu
Primate City
Matriarchal
Dialects
22. Family structure that includes grandparents - aunts - uncles - cousins - parents - and children
Murals
Murals
Tenochtitlan
Extended Family
23. 'Frozen Land -' which is a zone of permanent snow and ice on the peaks of the Andes
Mosaics
Patois
Tierra Helada
Canopy
24. Means 'high plain -' located in Peru and Bolivia
Andes
Tenochtitlan
Puna
Altiplano
25. The 'River of Silver -' which flows into the Atlantic Ocean
Rio de la Plata
Canopy
Hispaniola
Pampas
26. Family structure that includes grandparents - aunts - uncles - cousins - parents - and children
Rio de la Plata
Malnutrition
Extended Family
Canopy
27. Cold zone which supports some grasses suitable for grazing sheep - llamas - and alpacas
Mosaics
Mexican Plateau
Puna
Tierra Templada
28. Sparsely populated plateaus of forests and grasslands in Brazil - Bolivia and Peru
Urbanization
Dialects
Mato Grosso Plateau
Hispaniola
29. Picture writings carved in stone
Glyphs
Murals
Caudillo
Quipu
30. An urban area that dominates its country's economy - culture - and political affairs
Primate City
Glyphs
Chinampas
Escarpment
31. Capital of Mexico during the Aztec civilization
Tenochtitlan
Atacama Desert
Murals
Mexican Plateau
32. Cities with more than 10 million people
Megacities
Amazon River
Patois
Chinampas
33. Dense layer of leaves in the rain forest - caused due to trees growing so close together
Megacities
Llanos
Canopy
Rio Grande
34. 'Hot land -' between sea level and 2 -500 feet - where rain forests are common with bananas - sugar - rice - and cacao as main crops
Mato Grosso Plateau
Mato Grosso Plateau
Caudillo
Tierra Caliente
35. Location where the Maya - an indigenous group - thrived
Urbanization
Conquistador
Yucatan Peninsula
Patois
36. Location of the world's largest expanse of tropical rain forests and is the world's wettest tropical plain
Tierra Templada
Amazon Basin
Primate City
Tierra Fria
37. Dictator
Malnutrition
Cordilleras
Caudillo
Indigenous
38. Wall paintings
Murals
Pampas
Escarpment
Mexico
39. 'Temperate land -' the most densely populated of the zones - where coffee and corn are the main crops
Hydroelectric Power
Tierra Templada
Escarpment
Conquistador
40. Dictator
Urbanization
Dialects
Hydroelectric Power
Caudillo
41. The densely populated area that is surrounded by Mexico's Sierra Madre mountain ranges
Mexican Plateau
Llanos
Tierra Helada
Atacama Desert
42. An urban area that dominates its country's economy - culture - and political affairs
Primate City
Yucatan Peninsula
Puna
Escarpment
43. A condition caused by a lack of proper food
Andes
Malnutrition
Hydroelectric Power
Murals
44. Electricity generated from the energy of moving water
Hydroelectric Power
Atacama Desert
Chinampas
Cordilleras
45. The first permanent European settlement founded on this island in 1493
Matriarchal
Llanos
Hispaniola
Extended Family
46. Peoples descended from an area's first inhabitants
Indigenous
Glyphs
Primate City
Rio de la Plata
47. A vast area spanning several climate and vegetation zones
Brazilian Highlands
Extended Family
Mato Grosso Plateau
Brain Drain
48. A blending of beliefs and practices
Mestizo
Atacama Desert
Escarpment
Syncretism
49. Picture writings carved in stone
Glyphs
Mexico
Mexico
Extended Family
50. Family that is ruled by a woman such as a grandmother - mother - or aunt
Hispaniola
Pampas
Matriarchal
Brazilian Highlands