Latin America

3. African style of music created in Jamaica
4. two major causes of death among native populations under Spanish rule
8. country that includes most of the Amazon basin
9. European country that was given control of Brazil under the Treaty of Tordesillas
11. advanced civilization in Peru
12. another name for the Caribbean islands
15. world's largest tropical rainforest
18. official language of Haiti
19. official language of Jamaica
21. official language of Brazil

1. gained independence from France in 1804
2. European explorer who arrived in the Caribbeans in 1492
5. largest river in South America
6. world's longest mountain range on land
7. people brought to Spanish plantations to replace dying natives
10. minerals that Europeans wanted in Latin America
13. language most spoken in Latin America
14. major religion in Latin America and Caribbean
16. river forming part of the border between the U.S. and Mexico
17. empire dominating southern Mexico during the 1500s and was eventually conquered by the Spanish
20. European country that was given control of most of Central and South America (except Brazil) under the Treaty of Tordesillas