Grab bag
Indigenous Culture
European Culture
African and US Influence
regions
100
Which city was built on the ruins of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan?
Mexico City
100
What were the only beasts of burden in the Andes before the Spanish arrived?
llamas and alpacas
100
What is the major language and religion for the region?
Spanish and Roman Catholic (Christianity)
100
What is the martial art/ dance the slaves developed in Brazil?
capoiera
100
What is the name for southern South America?
Patagonia
200
Double - What were two physical advantages the Spanish conquistadores had over the Native Americans?
Immunity to diseases horses, work animals Incas were isolated by mountains and rainforest, and didn't know of the Aztec conquest.
200
What are three agricultural products native to the Americas?
corn, squash, tomato, tobacco, beans, potatoes ...
200
Which language is spoken in Brazil?
Portuguese
200
Which spicy vegetable is used in African inspired Latin American dishes?
Chili peppers
200
double - what are the grasslands of South America and the cowboys who live there?
pampas and gauchos
300
What is the landform of the Caribbean Islands? Of Central America?
archipelago isthmus
300
Lake Titicaca, high in the Andes, is sacred to which indigenous group?
Inca
300
What was the name of one of the Spanish conquistadores?
Hernando Cortez Francisco Pizzaro
300
What is free trade and a major free trade agreement the US has with Latin America?
Trade w/out government interference NAFTA and CAFTA
300
What are four countries through which the Andes run?
Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, Chile, Argentina
400
Which Caribbean island is communist?
Cuba
400
Which indigenous culture dominates Southern Mexico and Central America?
Mayan
400
What is the name for people who are a mixture of indigenous and European backgrounds?
mestizo
400
Double - What is one benefit and one drawback of free trade?
benefit - cheap products, more jobs in developing countries drawback - sweatshops, loss of jobs in developed countries
400
What is the movement to the cities called? What are two push factors out of rural areas? (double)
urbanization poor infrastructure, lack of jobs, lack of healthcare and educational opportunities, low pay
500
Why would most of Mexico's population live on the Central Plateau?
It's cooler at high elevation and less mosquitos
500
What is the name for the indigenous religion? What does it involve?
animism, nature worship
500
What were two new beasts of burden and a cash crop that the Europeans brought to America?
cattle, oxen, horses citrus, sugarcane
500
What is the name for the religion in Brazil that combines African animism with Catholicism?
Canbomble
500
What is the climate for the Caribbean and a major part of its economy?
tropical tourism
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