Mountain range that runs along the western coast of South America
What are the Andes Mountains?
This people group comes from Spanish descent.
Who are the Creoles?
A rope with stones attached to the ends used for hunting.
What is a bola?
The name of the Aztec capital.
What is Tenochtitlan?
Cowboys of Argentina are called these.
What are gauchos?
The tallest mountain in the Western Hemisphere.
What is Aconcagua?
People of Spanish or Portuguese descent.
What are Iberians?
A thin pancake made from corn flour.
What is a tortilla?
This narrow piece of land connects 2 larger pieces of land.
What is an isthmus?
They were Spanish rulers appointed by the king.
What are viceroys?
These are the 3 main Indian groups in Latin America prior to the Europeans arrival.
Who are the Mayas, the Aztecs and the Incas?
The is the largest country in South America.
What is Brazil?
She helped Herndn (Hernando) Cortes conquer the Aztec Indians.
Who is Malinche (Dona Marina)?
A large ranch or estate.
What is a hacienda?
This is the largest rain forest in the world.
What is the Amazon Rain Forest?
A 16th century adventurer with a small army.
What is a conquistador?
These are the 3 largest continents.
What are Asia, Africa and North America?
This is the longest drop of any waterfall in the world.
What is Angel Falls?
He was the leader of the Aztecs when the Europeans first arrived.
Who is Montezuma?
A blanket with a slit in the middle for the head, to be worn as a coat.
What is a poncho?
The world's driest desert located in Chile.
What is the Atacama Desert?
This Latin America country has 2 different mountain ranges that share the name Sierra Madre.
What is Mexico?
One is Sierra Madre Occidental on the East Coast and the other is Sierra Madre Oriental on the West Coast.
The isthmus of Panama connects these 2 countries.
What are Panama and Columbia?
Angel Falls is located in this country.
What is Venezuela?
This European leader conquered the Aztecs.
Who is Hernan (Hernando) Cortes?
Huge, treeless plains.
What is pampas?
These 3 South American countries are made up od rolling grasslands.
What are Columbia, Venezuela and Argentina?
This South America country boasts 2 capitol. One is the geographical capitol while the other one is where work is done.
What is Boliva?