| Question | Answer |
| What crops would you expect to find growing at Tierra caliente, the lowest elevation zone in the Andes? | Banana, Sugarcane, Rice, Cacao |
| Latin America region includes? | Mexico, Central America, Caribbean Islands and South America |
| The Mayan City of Takal is known for its? | Pyramids |
| Brazil was colonized by? | Portugal |
| Factories along the U.S. border that manufacture goods for export are called? | Maquiladoras |
| What is an oligarchy? | Governments run by a few |
| What is Mestiza? | people of mixed Spanish and Native American heritage |
| What is Junta? | heritage a harsh military government |
| What mountain range runs down the western coastline of South America? | Andes |
| List the countries of Greater Antilles? And Lesser Antilles? | Large Caribbean Islands like Jamaica, Cuba |
| Push and Pull factories | People leaving an area or going to an area for positive (pull) and negative (push) reasons |
| Whaat Latin America countries are tourism a growing indusry. | Mexico and Caribbean Islands |
| What is Llanos? | Grassy, treeless areas used in for livestock grazing and farming in Columbia and Venezuela |
| What is Slash n Burn? | A way of clearing fields for planting by cutting down trees, brush and grasses and burning them. |
| Where is the rainforest located? | Brazil |
| What is the Pampas? | Plains in Argentina and Uraguay that is an area of grassland and rich soil |
| What the technique for growing crops on a hillside? | Terraced Farming |
| What is the name given to a city's sewers, transportation systems, electricity, and housing? | Infrastructure |
| Why is a river system more important in South America than in Central America? | Central American countries are small and very close to the oceans |
| What is Slash n Burn technique? | The cutting down and clearing away of trees and forests. |
| Why does Latin America have varied climates? | mixed latitude zones, varied elevation, ocean currents |
| Explain NAFTA and what countries are involved? | North American Free Trade Agreement / USA, Mexico, Canada |
| The Capital of the Aztec Empire? | Tenochtitlan Old Mexico |
| Central America and Caribbean industries are based on? | Agriculture and tourism |
| Biggest country in South America? | Brazil |
