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World Cultures Latin America

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A condition caused by a lack of proper food






2. A blending of beliefs and practices






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






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






5. Cities with more than 10 million people






6. Picture writings carved in stone






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






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






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






10. Spanish for conqueror






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






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






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






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






15. Wall paintings






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






17. Dictator






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






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






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






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






22. Pictures or designs made with colored stone or tile






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






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






25. The migration of people from the countryside to cities and the natural population growth within urban areas






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






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






28. A blending of beliefs and practices






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






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






31. Spanish for conqueror






32. Cities with more than 10 million people






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






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






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






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






37. A vast area spanning several climate and vegetation zones






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






39. Picture writings carved in stone






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






41. Peoples descended from an area's first inhabitants






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






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






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






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






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






47. South America's inland grasslands of Argentina and Uruguay






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






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






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