Geography
The high mountain plateaus has created this problem for Mexico City.
What is air pollution?
This group of Native Americans understood the mathematical concept of zero.
Who were the Maya?
This conquer defeated the Aztec ruler Montezuma II.
Who was Hernan Cortes?
Heavy rains and flooding resulted due to this warming of Pacific waters.
What is El Nino?
This helped create some island in the Caribbean.
What are volcanos?
This South American mountain range is the longest continuous mountain range on Earth.
What is the Andes Mountains?
This Native American group had a Warrior Society.
Who were the Aztecs?
Europeans brought this with them which aided in the defeat of the Native Americans of Latin America.
What is disease or Smallpox?
Latin American is found mostly in this climate zone.
What is Tropical Zone?
These cause the volcanic and earthquake activity in Latin America.
What is Tectonic Plates shifting?
These are smaller river and streams that flow into a larger waterway.
What are tributaries?
This Native American group built stone roads.
Who were the Incas?
Francisco Pizarro defeated this Native American group.
Who were the Incas?
The Tropical Zone may be rainy or dry but is always this.
What is hot?
Mexico, South America and what else form Latin America.
What is Central America?
This is occurring to the Amazon rainforest and has greatly affected the region.
What deforestation?
The Aztecs built their capital city, Tenochtitlan, where this modern city now sits.
What is Mexico City?
Trade developed between Latin America and Spain which became know as this.
What is Columbian Exchange?
El Nino, which usually happens around Christmas time, is Spanish for this phrase.
What is "the Christ Child"?
These in addition to Volcanos have been credited with creating some of the Caribbean Islands.
What are coral reefs?
This has affected the landforms of Mexico.
What is tectonic plates?
The Maya developed this written language.
What is Hieroglyphs?
Once in control of Latin America, Spain enslaved many Native American and forced them to do labor in these mines.
What is silver?
The Caribbean Islands are warmed by this body of water.
What is the Caribbean Sea?
These two Latin derived languages spoken by colonizers has helped give Latin America its name.
What are Spanish and Portuguese?