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Question 1

Cerrado

Answer 1

Tropical savanna eco region in Brazil

Question 2

Pampas

Answer 2

Fertile lowlands in South America. Southern Brazil

Question 3

Slash and burn

Answer 3

Cutting down the trees then burning them

Question 4

Terrace farming

Answer 4

Farming where the land is made into steps to prevent erosion and surface runoff.

Question 5

Push/pull factors

Answer 5

Reasons why people leave or go to certain places

Question 6

Infrastructure

Answer 6

Physical and organizational structures in a society (roads, lights, etc)

Question 7

Tenochtitlan

Answer 7

Aztec alpetl/ city in valley of Mexico

Question 8

Mestizo

Answer 8

Someone of both European and Amerindian descent

Question 9

Maquiladora

Answer 9

Mexican manufacturing company

Question 10

NAFTA

Answer 10

North America free trade agreement. No taxes between Mexico, USA, and Canada.

Question 11

Calypso

Answer 11

Musical combination of African, Spanish, and Caribbean elements

Question 12

Reggae

Answer 12

Jamaican songs about religious and social problems

Question 13

Informal economy

Answer 13

An economy where the government has little to no government regulation

Question 14

Incas

Answer 14

Natives of South America

Question 15

Quechua

Answer 15

Language of the incas

Question 16

Mercosur

Answer 16

Union between most South American countries that promotes free trade and movement of goods, people, and currency

Question 17

Carnival

Answer 17

4-day celebration of music and dance

Question 18

Treaty of tordesillas

Answer 18

Treaty between Portugal and Spain over newly discovered land in South America.

Question 19

Samba

Answer 19

Brazilian music genre and dance style

Question 20

Capoeira

Answer 20

Brazilian martial art that combine dance, music, and acrobatics

Question 21

Caudillo

Answer 21

Spanish military leader

Question 22

Junta

Answer 22

Military/political group that rules a country after taking power by force

Question 23

Land reform

Answer 23

Changing of laws involving land ownership.

Question 24

Biodiversity

Answer 24

Different types of species found on earth

Question 25

PRI

Answer 25

Institutional revolutionary party. Held power in Mexico for 71 years

Question 26

Income gap

Answer 26

Difference between rich and poor

Question 27

CAFTA

Answer 27

Central America free trade agreement.

Question 28

UNASUR

Answer 28

Union of South American nations. Help to promote economic and political integration.

Question 29

Colonialism

Answer 29

Occupying full or partial political control over another country

Question 30

Eco tourism

Answer 30

Tourism directed at environmental problems to help solve issues

Question 31

Llanos

Answer 31

Grasslands in northern South America. Western Venezuela, northeastern Colombia.