Geography
Cultural Diffusion
Expansionism
Colonization & Revolutions
Modern Latin America
100
What river forms the boundary between the U.S and Mexico?

What is the Rio Grande?

100
Europeans introduced this religion to Latin America.

What is Christianity?

100

What language dominates Latin America?

What is Spanish?

100
Besides European and Indian culture, this 3rd influenced Latin America.

What is African culture?


100

This is the language of Brazil.

What is Portuguese

200

This ancient Latin American culture practiced high-altitude farming.

What is the Inca?

200

One example of cultural diffusion during the Age of Exploration.

Teacher discretion.

200

Which two major indigenous groups fell to Europeans?

Aztec and Inca

200

Why did the Inca and Aztec empires collapse?

European conquest.

200
Name 2 problems Latin America faces today.
What is deforestation, rapid population growth, squatter settlements, and smog.
300
These are the grasslands in Latin America.

What are the pampas or llanos?

300

During the Age of Exploration, European colonizers spread what 2 major cultural aspects into indigenous people?

What is language and religion?


300

What social structure was introduced by Europeans?

What is a class system?

300

This revolution introduced the Monroe Doctrine which recognized Latin American countries as Independent.

American Revolution

300

This socioeconomic class is migrating to the cities in Latin America today.

What is rural poor?
400

Early cities in America developed near this geographical feature.

What are rivers?

400

This word means "a story that tells the history, beliefs, and traditions of a group of people"

Folklore

400

What crop/plantation led to massive economic and social impact?

Sugar

400

This revolution sparked a belief that others could be independent as well.

Haitian Revolution

400

These are the major religion and language in Brazil today.

Catholicism and Portuguese

500

Brazil's three largest industries include manufacturing, agriculture, and this.

What is mining?

500

What socioeconomic effects did the spread of religion have on the world?

Wars, Exploitation of Natural Resources, Loss of cultural identity, European feeling of superiority

500

Who are people of European and Indigenous culture?

Mestizo

500

This revolution introduced ideals such as Republicanism and Natural Rights.

French Revolution
500

Which country gained more territory and changed their government to a congress and presidency after gaining Independence from Spain?

What is Mexico?