Latin America

Question 0

Steep sided depression that forms when the roof of a cave collapses.

Answer 0

Sinkholes

Question 1

A narrow strip of land with water on either side connecting 2 larger land areas.

Answer 1

Isthmus

Question 2

Spanish conquerors of foreign lands during the colonial era.

Answer 2

Conquistadors

Question 3

Large Spanish colonial estates usually owned by wealthy families and worked by many peasants.

Answer 3

Haciendas

Question 4

Open space and towns in Mexico and other Spanish-speaking countries often in front of a church

Answer 4

Plaza

Question 5

People of mixed European and American Indian descent

Answer 5

Mestizos

Question 6

A leader who ruled it almost absolute authority

Answer 6

Dictator

Question 7

Crops grown for sale in a market

Answer 7

Cash crops

Question 8

Special factories in Mexico mainly owned by American companies

Answer 8

Maquiladoras

Question 9

Type of tree with roots that grow in salt water found in tropical coastal areas around the world

Answer 9

Mangrove

Question 10

Ore from which aluminum is made

Answer 10

Bauxite

Question 11

Native to an area and European ancestry

Answer 11

Indigenous

Question 12

Type of tree from which we get cocoa beans

Answer 12

Cacoa

Question 13

Type of tourism focusing on hides travel through natural areas

Answer 13

Ecotourism

Question 14

Pretty community in common market

Answer 14

Caricom

Question 15

Originating in Cuba a religion that blends African traditions and Christian beliefs

Answer 15

Santeria

Question 16

Self-governing territory associated with another country

Answer 16

Commonwealth

Question 17

A language blending of been European or indigenous Caribbean languages

Answer 17

Creole

Question 18

Haitien version of traditional African religious beliefs that are blended with elements of Christianity

Answer 18

Voodoo

Question 19

A chain of high plateaus in the Guiana Highlands

Answer 19

Tepius

Question 20

The line of elevation above which trees don’t grow

Answer 20

Treeline

Question 21

Rock or sand layers that contain oil

Answer 21

Tar sands

Question 22

Large estates in South America

Answer 22

Latifundia

Question 23

A small country between two larger and more powerful countries

Answer 23

Buffer state

Question 24

A change of government caused by a group taking control by force

Answer 24

Coup

Question 25

Tropical plant with starchy roots

Answer 25

Manioc

Question 26

South American organization whose purpose is to expand trade improved transportation and reduce tariffs among member countries

Answer 26

Mercosur

Question 27

Small South American farms creative when large colonial estates were broken up

Answer 27

Minifundia

Question 28

Large slums around Brazilian countries

Answer 28

Favelas

Question 29

Having no coast on the ocean

Answer 29

Landlocked

Question 30

The use of fear and violence as a political force.

Answer 30

Terrorism

Question 31

People with both African descent. Or People of a white and black descent.

Answer 31

Mulattoes