World Geography Unit 3

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

What do canopies in the Amazon Rainforest stop from reaching the forest floor?

According to the Mexican government, NAFTA has _______.

The Europeans who claimed parts of the Americas for Spain were called _______.

Major deposits of oil and natural gas are located along the Gulf of Mexico and _______.

Aztec farmers grew maize and beans on _______.

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

What attracted settlers to the mountains and plateaus of Latin America?

Mosaics are pictures and designs made by _______.

The tropical climate of the Amazon Basin is the result of its location on the Equator and _______.

Most present-day descendants of the Mayans live in _______.

The Panama Canal allows ships to travel between which two bodies of water?

Farmers in the Amazon Basin clear the land using a technique called _______ in which all plants are cut and set on fire.

Africans first came to the Caribbean as _______.

Which of these activities is considered Mexico's national sport?

Latin America includes Central America, the Caribbean, and _______.

Mr. Buckley's Quiz profile is _______.

Mountains located along the western edge of South America are the _______.

The term reforestation refers to planting new trees _______.

Who was Simon Bolivar?

Parallel mountain ranges are called _______.

Which Caribbean islands have political links to the United States?

Steppe climate in Latin America has _______.

Latin America's natural resources are unevenly distributed due to _______.

The Native American empires of Latin America were the _______.

Minifundia are farms _______.

_______ is celebrated in the week before the Roman Catholic observance of Lent.

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

Many Caribbean islands are actually _______.

When did most Latin American countries gain their independence?

Which city in Brazil is home to one of the largest Carnival festivals?

What are some of Latin America's agricultural exports?

Voodoo is a religion practiced in which Caribbean countries?

_______ were considered the lower class in Inca society.

What natural resources attracted Spanish settlers to Hispaniola?

Hundreds of smaller rivers join the Amazon River as it flows to the Pacific Ocean to form the _______.

The _______ is the western hemisphere's longest river.

What is latifundia?

Mild climate, fertile soil, and adequate rainfall have attracted people to the _______ for thousands of years.

A _______ is artwork that is painted directly onto a wall.