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100
The Bahamas form a chain of islands, making this country one of these.
What is an archipelago?
100
This is Latin America's longest river.
What is the Amazon River?
100
Most Latin Americans live in this climate zone/region.
What are the Tropics?
100
This group of Native Americans lived on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico from 300-900 A.D.
Who are the Mayas?
100
This man was the George Washington of South America because he helped free the people of Bolivia and Ecuador from Spanish rule.
Who is Simon Bolivar?
200
This is Latin America's largest country in land size and population.
What is Brazil?
200
This is Latin America's largest lake.
What is Lake Maracaibo?
200
Altitude affects climate in the Andes Mountains. Two of the four altitude zones are called the tierra caliente and templada. These are the other two.
What are helada and fria?
200
This Native American civilization lived in Central Mexico from the 1200s-1521 and grew crops on floating gardens.
Who are the Aztecs?
200
Most Latin Americans practice this religion.
What is Roman Catholicism?
300
Central America is narrow land connecting two larger bodies of land. This makes Central America one these.
What is an isthmus?
300
This man-made body of water connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
What is the Panama Canal?
300
These grasslands are to Latin America what the Great Plains are to North America.
What are the Pampas?
300
This Native American civilization lived in the Andes Mountains of Peru from the 1400s-1532.
Who are the Incas?
300
People of mixed Native American and European backgrounds are called this.
What are mestizos?
400
This is Latin America's highest mountain peak.
What is Mount Aconcagua?
400
Haiti and the Dominican Republic make up this island.
What is Hispaniola?
400
These grasslands can be found in Columbia and Venezuela.
What are the Llanos?
400
Which conquistador conquered the Aztecs?
Who is Hernan Cortes?
400
Most Latin American countries are democracies today. This country is communist.
What is Cuba?
500
These are Latin America's 4 sub-regions.
What are Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America?
500
This is Latin America's highest waterfall.
What is Angel Falls?
500
This landform in South America has a highland climate.
What are the Andes Mountains?
500
Which conquistador conquered the Incas?
Who is Francisco Pizarro?
500
These were harsh military rulers in South America even after independence was won.
What are caudillos?