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