Mexico
Central America
South America
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100
What are musicians who play traditional Mexican music called?
Mariachi bands
100
What is the main climate of Central America?
tropical
100
What is the largest country in South America?
Brazil
100
The Pacific Ocean borders Mexico to the....
west
200
What is the name of the long peninsula along Mexico's west coast?
Baja California
200
Which country in Central America has the highest literacy rate?
Costa Rica
200
What is the second longest river in the world?
Amazon River
200
What is the capital of Puerto Rico?
San Juan
300
What body of water borders Mexico on the east?
Caribbean Sea
300
What is Chicle?
A substance from rain forests used to make chewing gum.
300
Most places in South America were a colony of which country?
Spain
300
What is the capital of Uruguay?
Montevideo
400
What Native American civilization built pyramids in the Yucatan Peninsula?
Maya
400
What do the Central Highlands of Central America have a lot of?
volcanoes
400
Which empire was conquered by Francisco Pizarro?
Inca
400
Which major body of water does Chile run alongside?
Pacific Ocean
500
What is a Maquiladoras?
Factories in Mexico that assemble parts shipped from other countries.
500
What are three crops grown on plantations in Central America?
Sugarcane, bananas, and coffee
500
In which country are the Pampas located? What are the Pampas?
Argentina; The Pampas are plains in the center of Argentina containing many ranches.
500
What is the name of the island shared by two countries? What are the two countries?
Hispaniola; Dominican Republic and Haiti
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