Physical Geography
A raised area of land that is mostly equal in elevation.
Plateau
The structure that uses pipes, channels, or bridges to transport water to crops. And who used them?
Aqueducts, Inca.
The Caribbean is known for its ____________, or its variety of people and languages.
Diversity
Someone who lives on land or in property that is not theirs.
Squatters
What is the largest Latin American country?
Brazil
The four regions of Latin America.
Mexico (Northern), Central America, Caribbean, and South America
Which Spanish historical figure first discovered the Americas for Europeans?
Christopher Columbus
What is the name of the poor farmers of Latin America?
Campesinos
What structure allows ships to travel from Europe to Asia much easier by boat?
The Panama Canal
What is an economic boom?
When a country has a period of economic growth or prosperity.
A thin or narrow strip of land that connects two larger pieces of land and separates two bodies of water.
Isthmus
Bonus 100: What region is an example of this?
Describe Tenochtitlan. Where was it and who built it?
In central Mexico, floating on a lake. The capital city build by the Aztecs.
Panama - Wealthiest
Nicaragua - Poorest
What is a guerrilla?
A warrior that fights in small groups, ambushes enemies, and normally fights for independence.
True or False: Rio is the capital of Brazil?
If false, what do you think the correct answer is?
Brasilia
How one would describe a "tributary"?
Every Latin American country had to do this in order to be free. In fact, almost every country in the Western Hemisphere had to.
Revolution
The festival celebrated in the Caribbean and South America that happens just before lent.
Carnival
Define a Creole
Someone of mixed descent between African and European, also often with a mixed language.
The Argentinian version of the American cowboy.
Gauchos
Each of the following are worth 100, name as many as you can, any you can't will go to the next team:
1. Mexican Desert
2. Chilean Desert
3. Largest Rainforest
4. Western Mountain Range
5. Arid Plains of southern Argentina
1. Sonora
2. Atacama
3. Amazon
4. Andes
5. Patagonia
Define an economy
The ways that goods and services are produced and provided to people.
Define subsistence farming.
Farming only enough to feed yourself and your family.
How many countries are a part of Central America (Not counting Mexico)?
7
What is the capital of Chile?
Santiago