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World Cultures Latin America

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






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






3. Electricity generated from the energy of moving water






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






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






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






7. Pictures or designs made with colored stone or tile






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






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






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






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






12. Dictator






13. Wall paintings






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






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






16. Spanish for conqueror






17. A blending of beliefs and practices






18. Peoples descended from an area's first inhabitants






19. The mountains in South America






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






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






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






23. Cities with more than 10 million people






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Spanish for conqueror






32. A vast area spanning several climate and vegetation zones






33. A blending of beliefs and practices






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






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






36. A vast area spanning several climate and vegetation zones






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






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






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






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






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






42. Picture writings carved in stone






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






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






45. Wall paintings






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






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






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






49. Peoples descended from an area's first inhabitants






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