This large country has the most natural resources most coming from the Amazon Rain Forest
What is Brazil
100
This is an era on the globe which recieves direct sunlight throughout the entire year
What is the tropics
100
Which group settled in the Yucatan Penninsula in Mexico, used picture writing, and vanished mysteriously
What is the Maya or Mayan
100
The United States helped get this country independence in exchange for the rights to build a famous canal
What is Panama
100
What was transported from Africa to help work on sugarcane and banana plantations
What are slaves
200
This is the world's longest mountain range which travels down Latin America's west coast like a large spine
What is Andes Mountains
200
What 2 factors allow for so many plants to grow in the tropical rain forest
What is lots of 1. Sun and 2. Rain
200
Which early people practiced human sacrifice, lived in central mexico, and were eventually conquered by Cortes.
What is the Aztec
200
This was the primary country in Europe that had colonies in Latin America
What is Spain
200
This fish lives in the Amazon River and is another reason never to pee while swimming
What is a toothpick fish
300
This is the longest river in South America
What is the Amazon River
300
What does the Andes Mountains create which makes the Chiliean desert so dry
What is a rain shadow
300
This was the early people in South America who created roads in the Andes mountains, who burried holes to put their children in, and didnt value gold and silver since so many people had it
What is the Incan people
300
What happends to an economy when it is based on only 1 major product like coffee, bananas, sugarcane, etc
It can very easily crash if people are sick of buying it or do not need it
300
This is Mr. Kocon's favorite color
What is Orange
400
What is a thin strip of land which connects to landmasses called
What is an isthmus
400
How does the temperature change as the elevation increases
the Temperature goes decreases (goes down)
400
Name 3 things which allowed the Spainish to conquer the Native Americans so easily
ANY OF THESE 3 1. Germs and Disease 2. Steel weapons 3. Guns 4. Cannons 5. Horses 6. Surprise since the natives thought they were gods
400
These were cruel leaders who had most of the power and wealth while most people had nothing
What are caudillos
400
This is the name of many tall trees covering an area which gives it shade all of time
What is a canopy
500
What is an archipelago?
It is a chain of islands like the Bahamas
500
Much of Uraguay and Argentina are outside of the tropics and are apart of the humid subtropical climate region like which US state
What is Georgia and Florida
500
What is the name of the conquistador and the Inca leader he captured and ransomed to get gold
What is Pizarro and Atahulpa
500
He is the George Washington of South America helping lead Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Bolivia to independence
What is Simon Bolivar
500
What is the name of the US military base in Cuba to protect Cuba from incoming invaders like the Spanish