The People
Economy
Culture
Physical Land
Resources
100
What is a descendant from an area's first inhabitants called?
What is indigenous
100
How has NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) impacted Mexico's economy?
What is increases jobs or increases exports
100
What is considered very important among people in Latin America (includes great-grandparents, grandparents, aunts, uncles,cousins)
What is family
100
The Rio Grande forms part of the border between
What is Mexico and the United States
100
What is the name of the flat rich soiled land in South America, considered one of the world's greates breadbaskets because of its farmed resource
What is pampas
200
What happens when people migrate from rural areas to cities?
What is urbanization
200
This service industry has been crucial for the Caribbean Economy.
What is tourism
200
A picture carved in stone
What is glyph
200
What natural disaster occurs often in Central America, the Caribbean and especially along the ring of fire?
What is a Volcano
200
What is electricity called that is made by harnessing the power of flowing river water?
What is hydroelectric
300
A caudillo is a?
What is dictator
300
A city that dominates its country's economy and government is called
What is megacity
300
This is a popular sport in South America
What is soccer
300
What is a high plain called? (found in the Andes)
What is tierra fria
300
Forests are cleared to provide for?
What is farming or ranching
400
These two cities in Brazil are two of the most populated cities in the world
What is Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro
400
What is CAFTA?
What is Central America Foreign Trade Agreement
400
What is the favorite activity that Latin American's love to participate in?
What are Fiestas or celebrations
400
What do canopies in the Amazon rainforest stop from reaching the forest floor?
What is sunlight
400
Latin America's rugged landscape is caused by (this happens to their ruins too)
What is weathering and erosion
500
When did most Latin American countries gain their independence?
What is the early 1900s
500
What are the companies that Latin American individuals work at called?
What is Maquiadoras
500
A mural artwork of_____________is artwork that depicts the working class struggles of Mexican citizens.
Who is the artist Diego Rivera
500
What is the largest river system in South America?
What is the Amazon
500
The area surrounding Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela contains rich deposits of this non renewable resource.
What is oil
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