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World Cultures Latin America
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1. Country where the first people to settle in the region were ancestors of Native Americans
Amazon River
Yucatan Peninsula
Hydroelectric Power
Mexico
2. Sparsely populated plateaus of forests and grasslands in Brazil - Bolivia and Peru
Dialects
Matriarchal
Amazon River
Mato Grosso Plateau
3. Forms of a language unique to a particular place or group
Pampas
Dialects
Caudillo
Brazilian Highlands
4. Means 'high plain -' located in Peru and Bolivia
Conquistador
Brain Drain
Altiplano
Rio de la Plata
5. 'Temperate land -' the most densely populated of the zones - where coffee and corn are the main crops
Tierra Templada
Hydroelectric Power
Caudillo
Indigenous
6. The mountains in South America
Brazilian Highlands
Escarpment
Mato Grosso Plateau
Andes
7. 'Hot land -' between sea level and 2 -500 feet - where rain forests are common with bananas - sugar - rice - and cacao as main crops
Tierra Caliente
Rio Grande
Dialects
Mexican Plateau
8. The migration of people from the countryside to cities and the natural population growth within urban areas
Tenochtitlan
Mestizo
Urbanization
Puna
9. South America's inland grasslands of Argentina and Uruguay
Chinampas
Mosaics
Pampas
Dialects
10. Dense layer of leaves in the rain forest - caused due to trees growing so close together
Canopy
Tierra Fria
Syncretism
Murals
11. Dialects that blend indigenous - European - African - and Asian languages
Yucatan Peninsula
Puna
Patois
Tierra Templada
12. Floating islands made from large rafts covered with mud from the lake bottom
Tierra Caliente
Canopy
Amazon Basin
Chinampas
13. A vast area spanning several climate and vegetation zones
Tierra Helada
Brazilian Highlands
Altiplano
Tierra Caliente
14. Peoples descended from an area's first inhabitants
Yucatan Peninsula
Megacities
Viceroys
Indigenous
15. Royally appointed officials
Viceroys
Tierra Caliente
Brain Drain
Cordilleras
16. Family that is ruled by a woman such as a grandmother - mother - or aunt
Amazon River
Matriarchal
Mexico
Conquistador
17. Family that is ruled by a woman such as a grandmother - mother - or aunt
Primate City
Indigenous
Matriarchal
Canopy
18. '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
Tierra Caliente
Hispaniola
Mexico
19. 'Frozen Land -' which is a zone of permanent snow and ice on the peaks of the Andes
Mexican Plateau
Malnutrition
Tierra Helada
Urbanization
20. Dense layer of leaves in the rain forest - caused due to trees growing so close together
Atacama Desert
Viceroys
Canopy
Tierra Fria
21. A coastal desert so arid that in some places no rainfall has ever been recorded
Chinampas
Patois
Murals
Atacama Desert
22. The migration of people from the countryside to cities and the natural population growth within urban areas
Urbanization
Conquistador
Andes
Caudillo
23. Peoples descended from an area's first inhabitants
Chinampas
Indigenous
Mexico
Tierra Caliente
24. The loss of more highly educated and skilled workers to other countries
Megacities
Tierra Caliente
Brain Drain
Puna
25. A condition caused by a lack of proper food
Tierra Helada
Mosaics
Malnutrition
Rio Grande
26. A coastal desert so arid that in some places no rainfall has ever been recorded
Chinampas
Atacama Desert
Andes
Puna
27. Cities with more than 10 million people
Cordilleras
Megacities
Viceroys
Amazon River
28. Pictures or designs made with colored stone or tile
Canopy
Extended Family
Mosaics
Rio de la Plata
29. South America's inland grasslands of Columbia and Venezuela
Llanos
Hispaniola
Malnutrition
Indigenous
30. 'Cold land -' Middle America's highest climate zone - where winter frosts are common but potatoes barely grow well there
Brazilian Highlands
Chinampas
Indigenous
Tierra Fria
31. A blending of peoples of Native American and European descent (largest part of today's Mexican population)
Syncretism
Mestizo
Patois
Matriarchal
32. River that flows about 4000 miles through the heart of South America
Conquistador
Amazon River
Brazilian Highlands
Tierra Fria
33. An urban area that dominates its country's economy - culture - and political affairs
Malnutrition
Llanos
Primate City
Mexico
34. Forms of a language unique to a particular place or group
Tierra Helada
Rio Grande
Dialects
Andes
35. The first permanent European settlement founded on this island in 1493
Andes
Conquistador
Hispaniola
Mexico
36. The loss of more highly educated and skilled workers to other countries
Caudillo
Mestizo
Brain Drain
Pampas
37. 'Frozen Land -' which is a zone of permanent snow and ice on the peaks of the Andes
Canopy
Brain Drain
Tierra Helada
Syncretism
38. South America's inland grasslands of Argentina and Uruguay
Tierra Helada
Puna
Pampas
Matriarchal
39. The 'River of Silver -' which flows into the Atlantic Ocean
Indigenous
Rio de la Plata
Tierra Templada
Syncretism
40. The densely populated area that is surrounded by Mexico's Sierra Madre mountain ranges
Glyphs
Mexican Plateau
Conquistador
Hydroelectric Power
41. Means 'high plain -' located in Peru and Bolivia
Yucatan Peninsula
Canopy
Rio de la Plata
Altiplano
42. Family structure that includes grandparents - aunts - uncles - cousins - parents - and children
Quipu
Urbanization
Canopy
Extended Family
43. Location where the Maya - an indigenous group - thrived
Tenochtitlan
Yucatan Peninsula
Indigenous
Cordilleras
44. Cold zone which supports some grasses suitable for grazing sheep - llamas - and alpacas
Hispaniola
Urbanization
Puna
Amazon River
45. Dictator
Rio de la Plata
Tierra Templada
Mosaics
Caudillo
46. Electricity generated from the energy of moving water
Malnutrition
Hydroelectric Power
Murals
Extended Family
47. South America's inland grasslands of Columbia and Venezuela
Hispaniola
Llanos
Altiplano
Caudillo
48. Capital of Mexico during the Aztec civilization
Tenochtitlan
Tierra Fria
Chinampas
Indigenous
49. A condition caused by a lack of proper food
Murals
Cordilleras
Malnutrition
Patois
50. Capital of Mexico during the Aztec civilization
Escarpment
Tenochtitlan
Urbanization
Murals