Vocab 1
Vocab 2
Physical Geography
History
Economy/Environment
100
Rural Farm Workers
What is Campesinos
100
Spanish Conquerors
What is Conquistadors
100
Latin America makes up about _____ percent of the Earth's land.
What is 16%
100
Ancient Native American group that dominated southern Mexico and Central America from 250-900 AD
What is Maya
100
Cutting down forests to set on fire, so the ash can add nutrients to the soil
What is Slash-and-Burn farming
200
Goods Produced in Large quantities to be sold or traded.
What is Cash Crops
200
Trade Agreement made by the U.S., Canada, and Mexico
What is NAFTA
200
What mountain range is located in South America, running through Peru and Chile?
Andes
200
Early conquistadors defeated which two Native American groups of Latin America?
What is Aztec and Inca
200
Name one type of Cash Crop produced in South America
What is Bananas, Sugarcane, Coffee
300
Spanish term for a cowboy
What is Gaucho
300
Native to a place
What is Indigenous
300
The largest river in South America, and possibly the world
What is Amazon
300
Most areas of Latin America were colonized by which two groups?
What is Spanish and Portuguese
300
Clearing or destruction of forests is better known as
What is deforestation
400
Local form of Language
What is Dialect
400
Grassy, treeless, plains of Southern South America
What is Pampas
400
The two mountain ranges that run down the coasts of Mexico
What is Sierra Madre Oriental, Sierra Madre Occidental
400
Most Latin American countries are heavily reliant on _______________ for their incomes
What is Agriculture
400
Which of the following natural disasters occur in Latin America: A)Earthquakes, B)Volcanoes C)Hurricanes D)All of the Above
What is D) All of the Above
500
Latin American military term for a dictator
What is Caudillo
500
Japanese and American corporations that own and build factories in Mexico
What is Maquiladoras
500
Latin America is divided in to what three areas?
What is Middle America, Caribbean, South America
500
Along what areas do most people in Latin America live?
What is Coasts
500
Technological and economic growth that does not deplete the resources of an area is known as
What is Sustainable Development
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