Latin America

_____ is the world’s largest exporter of copper.

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

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

Located in the Andes, Lake Titicaca is...

Mosaics are pictures and designs made by...

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

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

descended from an area’s first inhabitants

great-grandparents, grandparents, aunts, uncles,cousins

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

What are minifundia?

grasslands in Colombia and Venezuela

Picture writings carved in stone are called...

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

a city with more than 10 million people

a rural farmer or worker

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

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

“frozen land”

Many Caribbean islands are actually...

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

_____ are in the process of becoming industrial.

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

The Maya are remembered today for...

the migration of people from rural areas to cities

Aztec farmers grew maize and beans on...

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

Parallel mountain ranges are called...

“temperate land”

continuous high layer of leaves covering the rain forest

What is a quipu?

The term reforestation refers to planting new trees...

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

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

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

“hot land”

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