Latin History Vocabulary
Latin History People
Latin Culture Vocabulary
South American Culture Regions
South American Geographical Regions
100
What is another word for corn?
Maize
100
Who found an island in the Caribbean sea that led the Spanish to search for gold?
Christopher Columbus
100
To buy from another country is to ____________.
import
100
What culture region is made up by Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia and has more indigenous people than mestizos?
The Desert Region
100
What mountain range runs along the west coast of South America?
Andes Mountains
200
What is the second longest river in the world?
The Amazon River
200
What is the name of Spanish conquerors who hunted for treasure?
Conquistadors
200
What are farmers who only grow enough food for their family to eat?
Subsistence Farmers
200
What culture region speaks Portuguese and have many Native Americans living there?
Brazil
200
What region has the highest diversity of plant species in the world?
Amazon Rainforest
300
What is a system of writing using signs and symbols?
Hieroglyphics
300
Who was the Aztec ruler at the time of Cortes?
Montezuma
300
What are the slums of Venezuela called?
Barrios
300
What culture region is made up by Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guina?
Caribbean Region
300
What are the fertile lowlands of South America?
Pampas
400
What are pipes or channels that carry water from a distant source?
Aqueducts
400
Who was the Spanish soldier who conquered the Aztecs?
Hernan Cortes
400
What are the slums of Brazil called?
Favelas
400
What is the fastest growing region in the world?
Latin America
400
What region was formed by a series of flood basalt eruptions?
Brazilian Highlands
500
What is the name of the Aztec major city, which today is called Mexico city?
Tenochtitlan
500
Who conquered the Incas?
Francisco Pizarro
500
In Latin America, what is a man of mixed race, esp. the offspring of a Spaniard and an American Indian?
Mestizo
500
What culture region is made up primarily by mestizos?
Chilean
500
What region is home of tepuis and some of the world's highest waterfalls?
Guyanan Highlands
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