Vocab
Aztec, Maya, Inca
Mixed Bag
Where in LA?
Latin America Today
100
What is the name of the two way trade of goods and food after the Europeans arrived in Latin America?
Columbian Exchange
100
These people used Llama's
Inca
100
This term means a person whose ancestry is mixed between Europe and natives
Mestizo
100
What is the name of the river that divides the US and Mexico?
Rio Grande
100
Where is Carnival celebrated?
Rio de Janeiro
200
What is the name of a sweatshop in Latin America?
Maquiladora
200
These people were polytheistic
ALL 3
200
What were some negative effects of the Columbian Exchange?
Slavery, spread of diseases, famine
200
The island nation 90 miles off the coast of Florida that has a communist government.
Cuba
200
How do American companies benefit by using sweatshops?
They make more profit because they can pay the workers less money
300
What is the name of a poor area of a Brazilian City?
Favela
300
Sacrificed children after an emperor’s death to serve as guides in the afterlife
Inca
300
What are some ways Brazil's preparation for the Olympics affecting its people?
The Amazon is being polluted, People are being forced to rent their homes to tourists, the Favela's are being destroyed
300
The tallest waterfall in the world that is located in Venezuela.
Angel Falls
300
True of False: Members of the media can be punished for disagreeing with the Cuban government?
True
400
Refusing to trade with another country
Embargo
400
Sacrificed victims by throwing them into cenotes in the Yucatan
Mayan
400
Why were the Spanish conquerors so easily able to take over the native populations of the Americas?
The Aztecs thought they were gods, had horses and guns, spread smallpox to the natives
400
The grasslands area where Argentina raises its beef cattle
Pampas
400
Name one way the World Cup and the Olympics are affecting residents in Brazil
The Amazon is being polluted from construction, residents' homes are being destroyed, residents are forced to rent to residents.
500
The agreement signed in 1993 which made it easier for American companies to build factories in Latin America
NAFTA (North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement)
500
Believed their white-skinned god, Quetzalcoatl, would return
Aztec
500
Small loans given to poor people so they can start their own businesses
Microfinance
500
This capital city was once the capital for the Aztec's known as Tenochtitlan
Mexico City
500
What is important about the Lady of Guadeloupe?
She represents a mix of Spanish culture and native Mexican culture
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