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World Cultures Latin America
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1. Picture writings carved in stone
Dialects
Glyphs
Quipu
Brazilian Highlands
2. Country where the first people to settle in the region were ancestors of Native Americans
Llanos
Puna
Mexico
Pampas
3. Spanish for conqueror
Mosaics
Atacama Desert
Conquistador
Rio Grande
4. 'Frozen Land -' which is a zone of permanent snow and ice on the peaks of the Andes
Murals
Tierra Helada
Quipu
Caudillo
5. An urban area that dominates its country's economy - culture - and political affairs
Primate City
Urbanization
Andes
Dialects
6. A big river in Middle America - which forms part of the border between Mexico and the United States
Rio Grande
Viceroys
Tierra Helada
Tenochtitlan
7. Forms of a language unique to a particular place or group
Amazon River
Dialects
Mosaics
Amazon Basin
8. A steep slope of eastern highlands which plunge to the Atlantic Ocean
Mexico
Indigenous
Escarpment
Tenochtitlan
9. The 'River of Silver -' which flows into the Atlantic Ocean
Altiplano
Extended Family
Mestizo
Rio de la Plata
10. Cold zone which supports some grasses suitable for grazing sheep - llamas - and alpacas
Brain Drain
Amazon River
Puna
Conquistador
11. A big river in Middle America - which forms part of the border between Mexico and the United States
Extended Family
Llanos
Rio Grande
Indigenous
12. Royally appointed officials
Mexican Plateau
Mato Grosso Plateau
Viceroys
Altiplano
13. Dense layer of leaves in the rain forest - caused due to trees growing so close together
Canopy
Mestizo
Mexico
Tierra Caliente
14. Dialects that blend indigenous - European - African - and Asian languages
Patois
Puna
Matriarchal
Mosaics
15. South America's inland grasslands of Columbia and Venezuela
Escarpment
Caudillo
Llanos
Malnutrition
16. River that flows about 4000 miles through the heart of South America
Dialects
Amazon River
Brazilian Highlands
Tierra Caliente
17. South America's inland grasslands of Argentina and Uruguay
Amazon River
Pampas
Glyphs
Canopy
18. 'Temperate land -' the most densely populated of the zones - where coffee and corn are the main crops
Rio de la Plata
Llanos
Malnutrition
Tierra Templada
19. Location where the Maya - an indigenous group - thrived
Yucatan Peninsula
Syncretism
Amazon River
Rio de la Plata
20. South America's inland grasslands of Columbia and Venezuela
Llanos
Cordilleras
Patois
Mosaics
21. 'Frozen Land -' which is a zone of permanent snow and ice on the peaks of the Andes
Mexican Plateau
Extended Family
Andes
Tierra Helada
22. A blending of peoples of Native American and European descent (largest part of today's Mexican population)
Mexican Plateau
Cordilleras
Mestizo
Megacities
23. Cities with more than 10 million people
Extended Family
Chinampas
Megacities
Tierra Helada
24. The first permanent European settlement founded on this island in 1493
Brazilian Highlands
Hispaniola
Canopy
Malnutrition
25. 'Cold land -' Middle America's highest climate zone - where winter frosts are common but potatoes barely grow well there
Tierra Fria
Extended Family
Mexican Plateau
Mestizo
26. Electricity generated from the energy of moving water
Hydroelectric Power
Murals
Patois
Brazilian Highlands
27. A blending of beliefs and practices
Rio de la Plata
Llanos
Canopy
Syncretism
28. A steep slope of eastern highlands which plunge to the Atlantic Ocean
Indigenous
Escarpment
Brazilian Highlands
Amazon River
29. The loss of more highly educated and skilled workers to other countries
Brain Drain
Brazilian Highlands
Rio Grande
Hydroelectric Power
30. Peoples descended from an area's first inhabitants
Mosaics
Hispaniola
Indigenous
Pampas
31. Sparsely populated plateaus of forests and grasslands in Brazil - Bolivia and Peru
Syncretism
Patois
Mato Grosso Plateau
Hispaniola
32. A condition caused by a lack of proper food
Mexican Plateau
Tenochtitlan
Yucatan Peninsula
Malnutrition
33. The densely populated area that is surrounded by Mexico's Sierra Madre mountain ranges
Mexican Plateau
Murals
Urbanization
Escarpment
34. A series of knotted cords of various colors and lengths
Quipu
Tierra Caliente
Glyphs
Mestizo
35. The migration of people from the countryside to cities and the natural population growth within urban areas
Murals
Conquistador
Tierra Caliente
Urbanization
36. The mountains in South America
Altiplano
Atacama Desert
Altiplano
Andes
37. Capital of Mexico during the Aztec civilization
Quipu
Tenochtitlan
Syncretism
Tierra Templada
38. Dictator
Altiplano
Caudillo
Amazon Basin
Murals
39. Family that is ruled by a woman such as a grandmother - mother - or aunt
Matriarchal
Glyphs
Brazilian Highlands
Malnutrition
40. Sparsely populated plateaus of forests and grasslands in Brazil - Bolivia and Peru
Hydroelectric Power
Mestizo
Rio Grande
Mato Grosso Plateau
41. A condition caused by a lack of proper food
Malnutrition
Rio Grande
Tierra Fria
Rio de la Plata
42. Pictures or designs made with colored stone or tile
Mexico
Mosaics
Urbanization
Pampas
43. The migration of people from the countryside to cities and the natural population growth within urban areas
Matriarchal
Rio de la Plata
Urbanization
Mestizo
44. Floating islands made from large rafts covered with mud from the lake bottom
Mexico
Chinampas
Patois
Brain Drain
45. South America's inland grasslands of Argentina and Uruguay
Megacities
Mexican Plateau
Pampas
Rio Grande
46. The first permanent European settlement founded on this island in 1493
Quipu
Canopy
Murals
Hispaniola
47. Dictator
Caudillo
Brazilian Highlands
Atacama Desert
Rio de la Plata
48. A vast area spanning several climate and vegetation zones
Andes
Urbanization
Mato Grosso Plateau
Brazilian Highlands
49. Capital of Mexico during the Aztec civilization
Yucatan Peninsula
Hydroelectric Power
Rio de la Plata
Tenochtitlan
50. Several mountain ranges that run parallel to one another in the Andes
Cordilleras
Tierra Templada
Amazon River
Matriarchal
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