Latin America Vocab

Question 0

Ecotourism

Answer 0

Tourism that encourages environmental awareness and has little effect on the ecosystem

Question 1

Leeward

Answer 1

Side of an island away from wind

Question 2

Favelas

Answer 2

Slum community in Brazil

Question 3

Gasohol

Answer 3

An alcohol based fuel

Question 4

Escarpment

Answer 4

A steep cliff that separates two level areas of differing elevations

Question 5

Mulattoes

Answer 5

A person of mixed African and European ancestry

Question 6

Cordilleras

Answer 6

A related set of separate mountain ranges

Question 7

Estuary

Answer 7

The wide mouth of a river, where fresh water river currents meet salt water

Question 8

Pampas

Answer 8

A grassland region in Argentina and Uruguay

Question 9

Campesinos

Answer 9

A tenant farmer of farm work in Latin America

Question 10

Altiplano

Answer 10

A plateau region located in the Andes of Bolivia and Peru

Question 11

Selva

Answer 11

A forested region in Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia

Question 12

Isthmus

Answer 12

Narrow strip of land connecting two larger masses

Question 13

Páramos

Answer 13

A plateau in the Andes of Ecuador

Question 14

Windward

Answer 14

Side of an island facing the wind

Question 15

Llano

Answer 15

A grassy plain

Question 16

Coral islands

Answer 16

Land created by the remains of tiny sea animals

Question 17

Guerrilla

Answer 17

Armed force not part of a nations army

Question 18

Sertão

Answer 18

An interior plateau in Brazil with poor soil and uncertain rain

Question 19

Piedmont

Answer 19

A region of rolling foothills