Mexico
Central America and Caribbean Islands
Brazil
Northern Tropics
Andean and Southern Grassland Countries
100
What is the capital city of Mexico?
Mexico City
100
What country is number 2 on this map?
Guatemala
100
What two types of land does Brazil have?
Plains and Plateaus
100
What countries make up the Northern tropics?
Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana
100
What 4 countries are considered the Andean countries?
Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Chile
200
Finish the Sentence:
From the early 1300s through the 1500s, the ________ ran a powerful empire throughout most of south central Mexico.
Aztecs
200
What country is number 5 on this map?
Nicaragua
200
What kinds of plantations were built by Portuguese settlers in the 1500s along the coast?
sugar plantations
200
If the Northern Tropic countries are so different, why are they grouped together as a region?
Their location make them somewhat similar geographically.
200
What three distinct environmental regions can one find in the the Andes?
Costal Plains, Highlands, and Tropical Forests
300
Mexico is bordered by two gulfs. What is a gulf?
An inlet of sea mostly surrounded by land.
300
Finish the following sentence:
Like other Latin American regions, Central America is home to several ethnic groups—primarily people of _______, _________, _________descent.
Native American, European, and African
300
What famous festival is associated with the City of Rio de Janeiro?
Carnaval
300
What three small countries make up "the Guianas"?
Guiana, Suriname, and Guyana
300
What is Vertical Trade?
In local Andean markets, people from villages at varying elevations meet to trade their crops.
400
Who was the lead Spanish conquistador who led 600 Spanish soldiers into Tenochtitlan, the Aztec Capital City?
Hernán Cortés
400
_____-______ of the population in central America are farmers and laborers?
Two-thirds.
400
Despite the growing middle-class, Brazil still has people living in dire poverty. The poorest people in Brazil live in __________ outside of the cities.
favelas
400
What country that is part of "the Guianas" has a 50% population of Asian ancestry?
Suriname
400
The southern part of South America is made up of the countries of _______, ________, and __________.
Uruguay, Paraguay, and Argentina.
500
In 1819, By Miguel Hidalgo's start of the rebellion against the Spanish rule, and a long war for Independence, what year did the nation of Mexico establish Independence?
1821
500
What 4 countries still claim territory in the Caribbean?
U.S., U.K., France, and the Netherlands
500
In pursuit of industry growth, what caused tremendous negative impact on the Amazon River basin that destroyed a number of plants and animal species?
deforestation
500
What is Venezuela's biggest export?
oil
500
About 50% of Paraguayans live in cities like the capital __________ on the Paraguay River. Most of the population is mestizo; and people speak both ________ and Guarani, the local Indian language.
Asunción, Spanish