Latin America Vocab

Question 0

Terraced farming

Answer 0

A step like area used for farming on a mountain

Question 1

Llanos

Answer 1

Plains in South America used for grazing and farming

Question 2

Tenochtitian

Answer 2

Ancient Aztec capital (Mexico City)

Question 3

Calypso

Answer 3

Music from Africa, Spain, and the Caribbean

Question 4

Quechua

Answer 4

Inca empires language, spoken in the Andes highlands

Question 5

Samba

Answer 5

Brazilian dance with African influences

Question 6

Junta

Answer 6

Generals run government, military takes over

Question 7

PRI

Answer 7

Introduced democracy to maintain political stability

Question 8

Cerrado

Answer 8

A Sahara with moderate rain, suitable for farming

Question 9

Push factors

Answer 9

Leave their homeland for a bad reason

Question 10

Mestizo

Answer 10

Spanish and Native American heritage

Question 11

Reggae

Answer 11

Jamaican music from the 1960’s

Question 12

Mercosur

Answer 12

A regional trade agreement Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay

Question 13

Capoeira

Answer 13

Martial arts dance from Brazil

Question 14

Land reforms

Answer 14

Breaking up land holdings to attain balance for farmers

Question 15

United providences of Central America

Answer 15

Mexico name when it declared independence

Question 16

Pampas

Answer 16

South American prairie

Question 17

Pull factors

Answer 17

A benefit that attracts immigrants

Question 18

Maquiladoras

Answer 18

Assembly plants in Mexico

Question 19

Informal economy

Answer 19

Part of the economy that isn’t taxed

Question 20

Carnival

Answer 20

Merrymaking festival before lent

Question 21

Oligarchy

Answer 21

All power is vested in few

Question 22

Biodiversity

Answer 22

Diversity between plant and animal species in one place

Question 23

Slash and burn

Answer 23

Cutting and burning forests

Question 24

Infrastructure

Answer 24

The basic physical and organizational facilities

Question 25

Nafta

Answer 25

Cheap/ free trade between Mexico, USA, and Canada

Question 26

Inca's

Answer 26

Empires in the Andes mountains in Peru

Question 27

Treaty of tordesillas

Answer 27

Divides colonization rights between Spain and Portugal

Question 28

Caudillo

Answer 28

Military or political leader

Question 29

Global warming

Answer 29

Gradual increase of the overall world temp