People
Who discovered the Bahamas in 1492 but was trying to find India
Christopher Columbus
Marginal sea of the Atlantic, surrounded by the US, Mexico, and Cuba
Gulf of Mexico
Longest/Largest river in the world
Amazon
World’s largest tropical rainforest
Amazon Rainforest
Full first name
Allissa
Yucatan Peninsula is home to the ancient civilization of this group of people
Mayan
The Caribbean, Central America, and South America
Southernmost tip of South America, Argentina, and Chile; extends from Andes to the Atlantic
Patagonia
Three Romance Languages – languages derived from Latin
Portuguese, Spanish, and French
My eye color
Brown
Number of people that were killed in the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill/Explosion
11
Running along South America’s west coast, is the world’s largest mountain range
Andes Mountains
Two historical sites that represent ancient Mayan civilizations
Chichen Itza and Uxmal
Four main colonial powers in the Caribbean
Spanish, English, Dutch, and French
School that I student taught at Spring 2022
Southeast
Portuguese explorer who set out with five ships and was the first expedition to circumnavigate the world
Ferdinand Magellan
Connects Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and is considered one of the “Man-Made wonders of the world”
Panama Canal
Responsible for 55% of US oil production and nearly 50% of natural gas production
Gulf of Mexico
Low grasslands whose humid ecosystem is one of the richest grazing areas in the world
Pampas
Shoe size
5 1/2
Both of our admin's first names
Denise and Greg(ory)
Another way of referring to the Amazon in general, encompassing the river, forest, and all parts
Amazon Basin
Waterway passage in Southern Chile; Important route for traveling for nearly 400 years until Panama Canal in 1914
Strait of Magellan
Four major landforms of South America
Amazon Rainforest and River, Andes, and the Pampas
A type of piercing I had in college (no longer have)
Nose