Population Distribution
What country most densely populated area is on it eastern side?
Brazil
Where did the slaves come from?
Africa
What three groups influenced the culture of Latin America?
Europeans, Africans, Indigenous People
Who had the base 20 number system?
Maya Civilization
What is the river that flows through mainly Brazil?
Amazon River
What are the three factors that effect where people live?
Location, climate, and distribution of natural resources
Why where slaves shipped over from Africa?
The indigenous people died off
What is the main religion in Latin America
Catholicism
What civilization was made up of multiple different tribes?
Aztec
What is the largest island in the Caribbean sea?
Cuba
Cuba's most densely populated area is?
Southeastern area of Cuba
What were farms that grew food for exports called?
Plantations
What is the main language spoken throughout Latin America?
Spanish
What was the largest empire in the Americas?
Inca
What is the largest country is Latin America?
Brazil
Why do people live in the southern half of Mexico?
It has the most suitable climate for agriculture.
The shipping of slaves across the Atlantic Ocean is called?
The Transatlantic Slave Trade
Why does Brazil speak Portuguese and not Spanish?
Portugal colonized Brazil and had the influence on the language.
Who were conquistadors?
Violent people who conquered the indigenous people.
Where is the Atacama Desert found?
Chile
Why are some areas sparsely populated?
Not the ideal climate, location, little jobs, not a lot of natural resources, and lack of transportation.
What was the main disease that killed off the indigenous people?
Smallpox
What is the spreading of cultural traits from one region to another called?
Cultural Diffusion
What country were the Maya, Inca, and Aztec people conquered by?
Spain
What is the smallest country in Latin America
Panama