Latin America

Large agricultural estates owned by wealthy families or corporations are called...

“hot land”

The mountains located along the western edge of South America are the...

Vertical climate zones are defined by the land’s _____ above sea level.

a city with more than 10 million people

The blending of beliefs and practices from different religions is called...

the migration of people from rural areas to cities

Many rural migrants in Latin America are forced to live in _____ when they reach the city.

The loss of highly educated and skilled workers to other countries is known as...

great-grandparents, grandparents, aunts, uncles,cousins

What are minifundia?

“temperate land”

The Maya are remembered today for...

a rural farmer or worker

_____ is the world’s largest exporter of copper.

In Mexico, parents and children often share their home with...

Latin America includes Middle America, the Caribbean, and...

Aztec farmers grew maize and beans on...

Latin America’s system of rivers provides a source of energy called

Located in the Andes, Lake Titicaca is...

Parallel mountain ranges are called...

The term reforestation refers to planting new trees...

The _____ forms part of the border between Mexico and the United States.

“frozen land”

Mosaics are pictures and designs made by...

continuous high layer of leaves covering the rain forest

In Latin America, each country has its own _, or form of language unique to a particular place.

Throughout Central America and the Caribbean, about 66 percent of the population live in...

Picture writings carved in stone are called...

What is a quipu?

Many Caribbean islands are actually...

The Amazon Basin contains the world’s largest...

A(n) _____ is a place where an ocean tide meets a river current.

grasslands in Colombia and Venezuela

_____ are in the process of becoming industrial.

descended from an area’s first inhabitants

Much of Latin America is characterized by which type of climate?