Physical Geography
This South American country is the largest in Latin America and also the fifth largest in the world by land area.
Brazil
After the Spanish-American war of 1898, this former Spanish island colony became a territory of the United States, which has remained the case to this day.
Puerto Rico
Once part of the superstate of Gran Colombia, these three countries all share the same flag motif of three horizontal stripes of yellow, blue, and red.
Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador
Tenochtitlan, the former capital of the Aztec empire, is now the site of which modern-day capital city?
Mexico City
This popular small breed of dog is named after a Mexican state.
Chihuahua
Before the construction of the Panama canal, another site for a cross-oceanic canal was considered in this central American country.
Nicaragua
The flag of Mexico features an emblem that depicts this creature perched on a cactus while eating a snake.
Eagle
Even though it is not Brazil's capital or its largest city, this city has become ingrained in the public image of Brazil and is world renowned for its natural beauty.
Rio de Janeiro
This South American country has both a Pacific and an Atlantic coastline.
What is Colombia
Between 1845 and 1853, the USA acquired vast stretches of land from Mexico. This land today includes the entirety of these 6 US states.
Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, California
This Central American flag consists of three vertical stripes of equal size. The center one is white and the left and right ones are light blue.
Guatemala
This Peruvian city was the former capital of the Incan Empire and was used for the name of a character in the Disney film, The Emperor's New Groove.
Cusco
Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world, is located on the border of these two Andean countries.
Peru and Bolivia
The revolutionary leader Simon Bolivar is responsible for liberating which 6 countries from the Spanish empire.
Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia.
Besides Spain, Argentina saw great immigration and influence from this other European country.
Italy
Latin America is one of the most urbanized regions of the world with this percentage of the population living in urban areas.
80%
17 countries in the world have been identified as megadiverse and have great levels of biodiversity. How many of these countries are in Latin America?
6: Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, and Mexico.
There have been how many attempts by the countries of Central America to unite?
4: 1823, 1844, 1852, 1921
Cuba
The popular tourist destination of Acapulco is also the largest city in this Mexican state.
Guerrero