Latin America Vocabulary

2. A ______ factor is a reason a person leaves a country
4. This term relates to Spain or Spanish speaking countries, especially those in Latin America
8. In this type of government the state plans and controls the economy (usually has one ruler)
10. These people were the dominant group of native people in Mexico before the Spanish conquest
12. The _________ exchange was the trading of diseases, goods, and animals between the New World and the Old World
14. These people were one of the dominant groups of native people in South America who created an empire in Peru before the Spanish conquest
16. This term refers to the clearing of a large area of trees in a forest
18. This faith and practice comes from the Roman Catholic Church
20. The child of a Spanish conquistador and a Native American woman (a woman from Latin America)

1. A government that is lead by a military or a political group after taking control over a country
3. _______ and burn is a farming technique that involves cutting down trees and underbrush and burning the area to create a field for crops
5. A person who advocates or practices socialism
6. A ______ factor is a reason a person moves to a new country
7. The practice of making sloped land into a number of leveled flat steps to use for farming
9. A large area of trees and plants that receives heavy rainfall every year
11. _________ America is made up of 3 regions (Mexico and Central America, The Caribbean, and South America)
13. This sport is known as soccer in the United States. It’s the most popular sport in the world.
15. A language and culture in the Caribbean which resulted from the blending of African, French, and Spanish cultures
17. A person who was born in Spain (the old world) and moved to Latin America (the new world)
19. The activities of people traveling to other lands and staying in places outside their usual environment