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This is Latin America's highest mountain peak.
What is Mount Aconcagua?
100
They lived lived on the Yucatan Peninsula in Southern Mexico.
Who were the Mayas?
100
He conquered the Aztecs in 1521.
Who was Cortes?
100
Most Latin Americans speak this language.
What is Spanish?
100
Because of the rugged terrain and abundant rain forest, most Latin Americans choose to live here in Latin America.
What is near the coast?
200
Thi is Latin America's longest river.
What is the Amazon?
200
They built the fortified city called Machu Picchu in the Andes Mountains.
Who were the Incas?
200
He conquered the Incas in 1532.
Who was Pizarro?
200
Most Latin Americans today practice this religion.
What is Christianity (Roman Catholicism)?
200
This is one of Latin America's most popular sports.
What is baseball, cricket, and/or soccer?
300
This is Latin America's largest lake.
What is Lake Maracaibo?
300
They lived in Central Mexico starting around 1200 A.D. and built floating gardens on which to grow their food.
Who were the Aztecs?
300
This event explains what happended when people from the Old World and New World met and traded goods and other things.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
300
These military officers often ruled the newly free countries of Latin America as dictators who favored the wealthy over the poor.
Who were caudillos?
300
Most countries in Central America have high birth rates. This country does not, which may explain why its standard of living is a little higher.
What is Costa Rica?
400
This is Latin America's highest waterfall.
What is Angel Falls?
400
They mysteriously disappeared around 900 A.D.
Who were the Mayas?
400
This was the first Latin American country to gain its independance in 1804.
What is Haiti?
400
Most Latin Americans are descendents of one of three groups.
What are Native American, European, and/or African?
400
This holiday is celebrated throughout Latin America the day before Lent begins.
What is Carnival?
500
This is Latin America's most populated and largest country.
What is Brazil?
500
Their capital city was Cuzco.
Who are the Incas?
500
He led the revolt against Spain in Bolivia, Columbia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.
Who was Simon Bolivar?
500
These are Latin Americans who are a mixture of Native American and European cultures.
What are mestizos?
500
This island in the Caribbean is a commonwealth of the United States'.
What is Puerto Rico?