This dense stand of trees and other plants in South America is formed by heavy rainfall and warm temperatures.
What is a rain forest?
100
Native Americans were forced to work on large plantations growing these products for European landowners.
What are cash crops?
100
Most people in Latin America speak this language.
What is Spanish?
100
This is the capital of Mexico.
What is Mexico City?
200
Almost all of Latin America is located in this climate zone.
What is the Tropics?
200
A place's height above sea level, or _______, affects what can be grown in those climate zones.
What is altitude?
200
Spain set up these after conquering the Aztec and Incan empires.
What are Colonies?
200
This term describes the people of mixed Native American and European descent, who make up the largest percentage of the population.
What is Mestizo?
200
This is the capital city of Brazil.
What is Brasilia?
300
This mountain range runs along the western edge of South America and is the longest mountain chain in the world.
What are the Andes Mountains?
300
Weather in South America is strongly influenced by this change in air pressure, temperature, and rainfall that starts in the Pacific Ocean.
What is El Nino?
300
These 3 ancient civilizations once ruled Latin America.
What are the Maya, Aztec, and Inca?
300
Most people in Latin American belong to this faith.
What is Roman Catholic?
300
This is the official language of Brazil, which reflects its colonial background.
What is Portuguese?
400
Central America is a narrow piece of land that links two larger areas of land - North and South America.
What is an isthmus?
400
This group of islands forms some of the island chains in the Caribbean Islands.
What is an archipelago?
400
Most colonies in Latin America, like Mexico, had won their independence from this country by 1824.
What is Spain?
400
In Haiti, people combine Creole words with African sentence structure to develop this kind of language.
What is pidgin language?
400
This is how you say "How are you" in Spanish.
What is "Como estas?"
500
Geographers divide the region of Latin America into these 3 subregions.
What are Middle America, the Caribbean, and South America?
500
Bananas, Sugar Cane, Rice, and Cacao grow near sea level in the altitude climate zone of "Tierra Caliente" as its known in Spanish. (Translate in English)
What is "Hot Land?"
500
This man helped the countries of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Bolivia gain their independence.
Who is Simon Bolivar?
500
Each spring, many countries in Latin America hold a large festival on the last day before the Lenten season known as this.
What is Carnival?
500
This city in Brazil is known for its mountains, large statue of Jesus Christ, and its world famous party called "Carnival."