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Mexico
Brazil
South America
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100
Partially enclosed body of water where freshwater mixes with salty seawater
What is an estuary
100
Mexico, the United States, and Canada make up what economic group
What is NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
100
Celebration that mixes Brazilian, African, and European traditions, celebrated before the Christian season of Lent
What is Carnival
100
Argentina's capital
What is Buenos Aires
100
Clearing of trees
What is deforestation
200
Argentine Cowboys
What are guachos
200
main religion of Latin America
What is Catholic
200
The largest city in South America
What is Sao Paulo
200
This country was once ruled by the Dutch (the Netherlands)
What is Suriname
200
sudden overthrow of a government by a small group of people
What is coup
300
urban slums in Brazil
What is favelas
300
people of mixed European and Indian ancestory
What is Mestizos
300
Brazil is unique to Latin America in that which country ruled it before gaining its independence
What is Portugal
300
This is the main energy resource of Paraguay and Uruguay
What is hydroelectric
300
person who runs a government with complete authority
What is dictator
400
war between 2 groups in the same country
What is civil war
400
determination of a person's ethnic identity in Mexico
What is language or culture
400
the main agricultural crop of Brazil
What is coffee
400
This was a terrorist group that ruled Peru for a short time
What is the Shining Path
400
common language in all Latin American countries ... other than Brazil
What is Spanish
500
narrow passageway connecting two larger bodies of water
What is a strait
500
Tenochtitlan, the giant city built by the Aztecs, is today known as this
What is Mexico City
500
Brazilian city that will host the 2016 Summer Olympics
What is Rio de Janerio
500
This is what Argentina translates to
What is land of silver
500
using an area's natural environment to attract tourists
What is Ecotourism