Geography Latin American style
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- What is the population density of Barbados?
- 1600
- What is the population density of Brazil?
-
50
- How many people live in South America?
- 330 million
- Define Malnurished.
- when something does not have a proper diet.
- The Maya's famous city was..?
- Tikal
- The Incas were good ____. They built fortresses adorned with ____ and _____.
-
builders
gold
silver - What are Mestizoes?
- native american and europeans
- What is a quipu?
- a rope with knotted cords of various colors and lengths
- ____ started the concepts of mosaics.
- Native Americans
- The Mayas lived......
- in central America and southern Mexico
- Africans came in the ___'s.
- 1500's
- What are fazendas?
- sugar plantations
- The maya's developed a number system based on ___.
- 20
- In the Maya civilization, the _____ and ____ ruled.
- priest and nobles
- School is ___ in grades 1st-12th.
- free
- ____% of the total population of Latin America live in South America
- 66
- ____ are cities with a concentrated urban population that dominates the economy, culture, and government
- primate cities
- ___ are strong men who promised to solve Latin Amerca's problems but did not.
- caudillos
- The Europeans came in the ____'s for the three g's, _______,______, ______.
-
1940's
gold, glory, and God - Most countries in Latin America are _____.
- democratic
- Haiti, in ____, was the 1st country to ________.
-
1804
gain independence from europe. - There is a big gap between what two classes?
- upper and lower
- Name the 4 largest urban cities in Latin America.
- Mexico City, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janiero, and Buenos Aires
- What is the population density of Mexico?
- 132
- _____ is a form of language.
- dialect
- Asians came in the _____'s.
- 1800's
- ____% of the people in LAtin America are Roman Catholic.
- 82
- ___ is a Native American language spoken in Latin America.
- Quechua
- What are Malatos?
- African and European
- ___ are pictures or designs made by setting small bits of colored stone, glass, or tile in mortar
- mosaics
- What is a vicerory?
- spanish govenor
- The Mayas developed the concept of ___.
-
0
- The Aztecs were orginally _____ but finally settled in the country of ____.
- wonderers, Mexico
- How many days were in the Mayan calender?
- 365
- ____ is the movement of people from rural areas into cities.
- urbanization
- What are the 2 main holidays?
- christmas and easter
- Where would u find mestizos?
- Mexico or El Salvador
- ____ is an example of a conquistador.
- Hernando Cortez
- The Aztecs lived in the famous city of _____ - present day New Mexico.
- Tinochtitlan
- ____ is the aunts,uncles, and other relatives,besides parents and children
- extended family
- The Aztecs believed in many ______ and _____.
- gods and goddesses
- The Aztecs were very ____.
- political
- What did the Aztecs grow on the chinampas?
- corn and beans
- ____ million people live in Latin America
- 500
- Where can you find a malato?
- Cuba and the Dominican
- ____ happened in the 1800's, focusing on artistic expression and experimentation
- modernism
- What are conquistators?
- spanish conquers
- What is futbol?
- soccer
- What are chinampas?
- floating artificial islands
- What is the Incas famous city?
- Cuzco
- What killed the three native American Indian groups?
- smallpox and being overworked
- The _____ conquered the Native American Indian group
- Spanish
- ___% of the people of Latin America are Protestant.
- 7
- What is the population density of Suriname?
- 7
- Mexico gained their _____ in the year ____.
- independence, 1824
- The only country that is not democratic is ____. Their leader is ______.
-
Cuba
Fidel Costro - What is the fastest growing religion?
- protestant
- ____ is a fast paced game much like handball
- jai alai
- ____% of the world population live in Latin America.
- 9
- Where did the Incas live?
- Andes Mountains or from Ecuador to Chile