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the usual way people do something
custom
the name given to Canada and the United States
Anglo-America
Latin American people with a mix of Native and African ancestry
Latin American people who have Native and European ancestry
mestizos
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bananas grow on this
plant
four factors that affect a culture
geography
climate
history
religion
the customs, skills, or beliefs that are handed down from generation to generation
culture
The first people to live in a place are called
the people who lived in Latin America for thousands of years before Europeans arrived
Natives OR Indigenous People
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The four main regions of Latin America
Mexico
Central America
West Indies
South America
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Latin America
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the five main people groups in Latin America
Natives
Mestizos
Europeans
Africans
Mulattoes
Zambos
the three groups that influence Latin American culture the most
European
African
Native
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the total number of people in Latin America have tripled between the years _______ and _______.
1960 and 2007
the language used by the government of a country
official language
the most common language spoken in Anglo-America
English
the name given to people from Latin America
Latino
the location from where many slaves where taken from to Latin America many years ago
Africa
coffee grows on this
bush
people having the same origin, language, and customs
nationality
the two most common languages in Latin America
Spanish and Portuguese
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the offensive term that many indigenous people do not want to be called
Indian
Brazil
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the reason certain foods grow better in Latin America than in Canada
climate