Geography
What is the longest river system in the world?
The Amazon
What language do most people in Latin America speak?
Spanish
What is a temporary housing by people who do not rent or own the land they are living on?
Squatter settlements
What happened to Native populations when they were exposed to diseases brought by Europeans?
Populations decreased
True or false: most countries in Latin America have a free market democracy.
True
What are the mountains that run along the western countries of South America?
the Andes
What is the most common religion in Latin America?
Catholic
What is the name of the period of exchange between the Old World and the New World?
Columbian Exchange
What is a name for the white people who dominated society for hundreds of years throughout Latin America?
Blancos
What is the trade organization that the U.S., Mexico, and Canada all belong to?
NAFTA
What is the name of the narrow peninsula in western Mexico that juts out into the Pacific Ocean?
Baja California
What word describes the male oriented society common throughout Latin America?
Machismo
What are the plains between the highlands and the Andes mountains in South America called?
Pampas
Many people from what continent immigrated to South America between the 1870s and 1930s?
Europe
True or false: mining is a major industry in South America.
True