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Latin America
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Wide fertile grasslands in southern South America. | Pampas |
| The native people of an area. | Indigenous |
| Large slums around Brazilian cities. | Favelas |
| People of mixed European and American Indian ancestry. | Mestizos |
| Large plains area in northeastern Colombia and western Venezuela. | Llanos |
| People with both African and European ancestry. | Mulattoes |
| Type of tourism focusing on guided travel through natural areas. | Ecotourism |
| Spanish conquerors of foreign lands during the Colonial era. | Conquistadores |
| A self-governing territory associated with another country. | Commonwealth |
| A leader who rules with almost absolute authority. | Dictator |
| Over half of the populatin of this country is under the age of 20. | Mexico |
| The Mayan civilization was scattered throughout Mexico, Belize, and what other country? | Guatemala |
| The only English-speaking country in Central America. | Belize |
| The only communist country in the western hemisphere. | Cuba |
| The second largest capital city in the world. | Mexico City |
| This region of South America was named by Spanish explorers who encountered a tribe of fierce women warriors. | Amazon |
| The only way that people who live in and around the Atacama Desert get water. | Trapping fog |
| Haiti and this country share the island of Hispaniola. | Dominican Republic |
| The Spanish conquistadores came to the Americas in search of what? | Gold |
| The biggest river in the world. | Amazon |
| The Galapagos Islands are part of this country. | Ecuador |
| This country is a chain of about 3,000 coral islands and reefs. | Bahamas |
| Cuzco and Machu picchu are ancient Incan Indian cities located in this country. | Peru |
| What is the name of the counries that make up the land bridge between Mexico and South America. | Central America |
| In which country do half of Latin America's people live? | Brazil |
| The highest navigable lake in the world. | Titicaca |
| this country is the worlds largest "coffeepot", producing one-third of the world's coffee crop. | Brazil |
| Montevideo is the capital of this country. | Uruguay |
| Georgetown is the capital of this country. | Guyana |
| This country has two capital cities. | Bolivia |
| Santiago is the capital of this country. | Chile |
| Asuncion is the capital of this country. | Paraguay |
| Caracas is the capital of this country. | Venezuela |
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