It is full of animal and vegetation; possible that some species have not been discovered yet.
What is the Amazon Basin/Rainforest
100
All 3 ancient civilizations left written work behind for us to decode.
What is a glyph? (hieroglyphics is acceptable too)
100
The official language spoken through most of Latin America.
What is Spanish?
100
The unique plant and animal life give scientists a look at the evolution of species, and was used by Charles Darwin as he studied how plants and animals change over time.
What is the Galapagos Islands?
100
A landlocked country of South America with two capital cities
What is Bolivia?
200
Raising of cattle can be found here; good for farming & is highly populated.
What is the Pampas?
200
Conquered by Pizzaro
What is Fransisco Pizzaro?
200
Tierra caliente, Tierra templada and are the 3 climate zones in Latin America because of the various altitudes.
What is fria?
200
Sheep herding is an economic activity of this region.
What is the Patagonia?
200
A mix of European ancestry and Native American ancestry.
What is Mestizo?
300
The World's highest navigable lake is located in this region.
What is the Altiplano
300
There are several theories by historians as to how the civilization vanished. One is that they were not able to produce enough food for their population.
What is the Mayans?
300
Canada, Mexico and the United States make up the North America Free Trade Agreement.
What is NAFTA?
300
Slash & burn, timbering, and clearing land for agricultural activity is an economic issue/concern facing Brazil's government.
What is the Amazon Rainforest/Basin?
300
The Yucatan peninsula is on the eastern side of Mexico and the _______________ is on the western coast of Mexico.
What is Baja California?
400
This extends along the western side of South America.
What is the Andes Mountains?
400
This group is well known for the quipo.
What is the Inca?
400
Latin America experiences this natural disaster because of its location along the edge of tectonic plates.
What is a volcano?
400
Mexico and Venezuela depend on two natural resources to keep their economies strong. Name one of the two.
What is oil or petroleum?
400
The slaves that were taken from western Africa were apart of the ________________________ route.
What is Triangular Trade route?
500
This high region in northern Chile receives little rain.
What is the Atacama Desert
500
This ancient civilization was brought down by the Spanish conqueror Hernando Cortez.
What is the Aztec?
500
The trade of goods, ideas, and germs across the Atlantic Ocean in the beginning of the Age of Exploration is known as:
What is the Columbian Exchange?
500
Name one of the several issues Mexico's government is trying to deal with.
What is foreign debt, corruption in the government, high unemployment, huge population.
500
Christianity was brought to Latin America by the Europeans. The _________________ religion is the most common practiced by Latin Americans.