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Stuff
And Things
100
Continuous high layer of leaves covering the rain forest
What is a canopy
100
Migration from rural to urban areas
What is urbanization
100
A rural farmer or worker
What is campesino
100
An area with no trade restriction
What is free trade zone
100
South America, Central America and the Caribbean make up this region
What is Latin America
200
Parallel mountain ranges
What is a cordillera
200
The most popular sport in Latin America - jai lai is in the top five!
What is futbol / soccer
200
Factory owned by a foregin corporation
What is maquiladora
200
Value of goods and services in a country
What is GDP
200
This mountain range runs down the west side of Mexico
What are the Sierra Madres
300
Pampas consist primarily of these
What are grasslands
300
Knotted cords used by the Inca for record keeping
What is quipus
300
Growth that does not deplete resources
What is sustainable development
300
Picture writing carved in stone
What is a glyph
300
Descended from the areas first inhabitants
What is inidgenous
400
Where an ocean tide meets a river current
What is an estuary
400
Blending of beliefs and practices from different religions
What is syncretism
400
A fundia where crops are grown for moderate profit
What is minifundia
400
Diego Rivera was a well known painter of these
What is murals
400
The study of populations
What is demography
500
Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela contains high deposits of this
What is oil
500
Dialects that blend elements of different languages
What is patois
500
Rural immigrants in Latin America often live in these when they move to the city
What is shantytown
500
Musical style found in Brazil
What is samba
500
Equal hours of daylight and nighttime
What is equinox