6th Grade Social Studies

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Across
  1. 4. To forcibly or violently take control of an area
  2. 5. Considered Mexico’s “founding culture” because they built one of the earliest civilizations in Latin America
  3. 7. Earth’s physical subsystem that consists of living things on Earth
  4. 9. The capital of Brazil
  5. 12. Large-scale wall painting used to teach illiterate Mexicans about their history
  6. 13. Earth’s physical subsystem that consists of Earth’s water
  7. 14. The capital of Honduras
  8. 15. When a country sends people to settle and control a new area politically
  9. 16. Canada’s largest metropolitan area
  10. 18. Ancient civilization in modern-day Mexico that used astronomy to make accurate calendars
  11. 23. Spanish conquerors led by Hernan Cortes
  12. 24. This U.S. state declared their independence from Mexico in 1836
  13. 26. Cinco de Mayo celebrates Mexico's defeat of this European country
  14. 27. A large expanse of land that can be flat or have a gentle roll
  15. 29. Canada's second-largest city
  16. 30. The capital of Colombia
  17. 32. The island shared by Haiti and Dominican Republic
  18. 33. Lines that run from north to south, but they measure distance on Earth in an east-to-west direction
  19. 34. Unreasoned, emotional judgement about people and events
  20. 36. The language spoken by most of Latin America
  21. 37. Native or the first people to live in an area
  22. 38. The capital of Cuba
Down
  1. 1. The line of latitude equally distant from North Pole and South Pole
  2. 2. Dia de los Muertos is celebrated on the first day of this month
  3. 3. A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas
  4. 6. the study of Earth’s physical features and the living things -- humans, animals, and plants -- that inhabit it
  5. 8. A place where two tectonic plates grind against each other
  6. 10. Its capital is Montevideo
  7. 11. A process that separates out most salt and minerals and makes salt water safe to drink
  8. 17. The capital of Canada
  9. 19. Their capital city was called Tenochtitlan
  10. 20. Earth’s physical subsystem that consists of Earth’s land
  11. 21. Spanish priests converted many native Mexicans to this religion
  12. 22. The capital of Ecuador
  13. 23. There are seven of these found on the Earth
  14. 25. The capital of Nicaragua
  15. 27. Canadian administrative units similar to U.S. states
  16. 28. The capital of Venezuela
  17. 31. The first Europeans to reach what is now Canada
  18. 35. Mexico is the leading producer of this mineral