Across
- 8. This rainforest is the largest in the world and home to the most isolated tribes on earth
- 9. Many of the Latin American holidays that we read about focused on this aspect of culture
- 10. This insect could potentially be used as feed for livestock and this idea was suggested by scientists in the Netherlands
- 13. These people lived in Latin America prior to having their empire toppled by the Spanish (we studied some of their inventions)
- 15. A half of the earth. We use them to divide the earth into four regions
- 17. This region has more countries than any region that we've studied to this point
- 18. These lines run east and west and are parallel to the equator
- 19. Most people in Russia live in this region of the country
Down
- 1. The ways of life of people in a given region
- 2. The region of the world that is comprised of Mexico, Central and South America and the Caribbean
- 3. This sphere of earth contains all of its water
- 4. This is the most common language in North America and is the 3rd most spoken language on the planet
- 5. Map making
- 6. These lines run north and south and are parallel to the prime meridian
- 7. This sphere is the combination of all the spheres that allows for life on earth
- 11. This sphere of earth contains all of its air
- 12. This type of location is very specific and one example is an address
- 14. This is the most common language in Latin America
- 16. This type of location describes where something is in relation to something else or some other place
- 19. This is one of the reasons that young people are leaving Africa and the Middle East for Europe