601 Quiz 1 Flashcards
What are the four regions of Latin America?
South America, Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies
Middle America is made up of which regions?
Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies
Middle America is considered part of which continent?
North America
South America lies to which direction of North America
Southeast
Adobe
sun-dried bricks
Sun dried bricks are called what?
Adobe
a language used by a government
official language
What is plant material called that is used as roofing?
Thatch
Freedom from foreign rule is called what?
Independence
A round, flat cake of ground corn or wheat?
Tortilla
The usual way of doing something is known as what?
The custom
Conquering is also known as what?
Conquest
A Mexican speed bump is called what?
A tope
people who share origin, language, and customs are called people of the same what?
Nationality
Roman soldiers conquered areas that eventually became what three countries?
France, Spain, and Portugual
The original language of the Roman empire was what?
Latin
French, Spanish, and Portuguese all share what language as their base?
Latin
French, Spanish, and Portuguese were all brought to middle and south America, so we call this section of the world what?
Latin America
People who speak Latin based languages in the Americas are known as what?
Latinos
The first group of people to live in Latin America were what peoples?
Indians
Many people of Mexico and Central America speak what language?
Spanish
Indian customs differ from the customs of what people?
The Latinos
Many Mexican farmers live where?
In villages
What are common crops grown in Mexico?
Corn and beans
What other languages are spoken in Middle and South America?
Dutch and English
Indians and Latinos already lived in Latin American when which people group arrived?
Africans
The primary language of Anglo-America is what?
English
Why is it important to learn about people in Latin America?
So we can love and understand them.
James 2:8
If ye fulfill the royal law according to the scripture, thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well.
When is meat served in a typical Mexican household?
Only on special occasions.
