Political Geography
Physical Geography
Key Figures
Anything Goes!
Anything Goes...Again!
100
Mexico & Central America, The Caribbean & South America
What are the three regions of Latin America?
100
The two island groups in the Caribbean.
What are the Greater and Lesser Antilles?
100
Daughter of the Mayan leader as well as translator for Hernan Cortes.
Who is La Malinche?
100
Conquered the ancient civilization that disappeared from Machu Picchu in Peru.
Who is Francisco Pizarro?
100
Carries more water than any other river system in the world.
What is the Amazon River?
200
The region where you would find the Panama Canal?
What is Central America?
200
Meaning 'plain', this is the area where you would find the gauchos of Argentina.
What are the Pampas?
200
Led Brazil to a 'quiet' independence.
Who is Dom Pedro?
200
This ancient civilization created the game of Pok-a-tok and mysteriously disappeared.
What is the Mayan civilization?
200
The civilization that was conquered by Hernan Cortes at Tenochtitlan.
Who are the Aztecs?
300
The two countries that solved a land dispute by signing a treaty.
What are Spain and Portugal?
300
The most populated and heavily polluted region in Mexico.
What is the Plateau of Mexico?
300
The 'Liberator'.
Who is Simon Bolivar?
300
Thought to be the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl.
Who is Hernan Cortes?
300
The landform that separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico?
What is the Yucatan Peninsula?
400
The country that is made up primarily by the Amazon Basin.
What is Brazil?
400
The driest spot in Latin America.
What is the Atacama Desert?
400
The slave who led the fight for Haitian independence?
Who is Toussaint L'Ouverture?
400
The oldest geological feature on the planet dating back over 2 billion years.
What are the Guiana Highlands?
400
The sailing equivalent to Mt. Everest?
What is Cape Horn?
500
3 of the 7 countries where you will find the Andes Mountains?
What are Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, Chile and/or Argentina?
500
A disputed territory between Paraguay and Bolivia over oil in the region.
What is the Gran Chaco?
500
Name of the rebellion led by Miguel Hidalgo?
What is the 'Cry of Dolores'?
500
Cuzco was the home of this ancient civilization.
Who are the Incas?
500
The name of the treaty signed by Spain and Portugal over land disputes.
What is the Treaty of Tordesillas?
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