Latin America Study Guide

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  1. 3. This plant was indigenous to the Old World.
  2. 5. This is the most common language of Latin America, but it is not the only language.
  3. 6. This is the modern day country that the Inca people were centered on.
  4. 8. This country speaks Portuguese, is the largest country in South America, and contains much of the Amazon Rainforest.
  5. 10. The New World consists of North and South ___________.
  6. 11. Cuba follows this economic ideology, although most other countries in Latin America follow capitalism.
  7. 12. The ocean to the west of Latin America is called the ___________ Ocean.
  8. 13. This animal is indigenous to the Old World.
  9. 15. This ancient culture was the oldest of the three we studied.
  10. 17. This is the first modern country founded by freed slaves.
  11. 20. The ________________ Exchange is where plants, animals, diseases, and cultures were traded between the Old and New Worlds.
  12. 22. Castro had all Cuban copies of this game destroyed because it promoted capitalism.
  13. 23. Puerto Rico is a part of the United States, however, it is NOT a ___________.
  14. 27. This plant was indigenous to the New World.
  15. 28. The Eagle and Snake on the Mexican flag comes from this culture's mythology.
  16. 29. The Castro brothers were joined by this Argentinian doctor, who helped them win the Cuban revolution.
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  1. 1. This animal is indigenous to the New World.
  2. 2. This group of islands is home to many interesting creatures and was important in Charles Darwin codifying his Theory of Evolution.
  3. 4. What caused the deaths of around 90-95% of everyone living in the New World after people from the Old World showed up?
  4. 6. This country is the site of the canal that joins the Atlantic and Pacific oceans together.
  5. 7. Most Latin American countries have this type of economy, which is the opposite of communism.
  6. 9. This word means "native to a place."
  7. 11. This man led the Cuban revolution and became its dictator for 50 years.
  8. 14. Most animals that humans would keep on a _____ are native to the Old World.
  9. 16. The raid on the ______________ Barracks is considered the starting point of the Cuban Revolution.
  10. 18. The ocean to the east of Latin America is called the ___________ Ocean.
  11. 19. Although much of Latin America has a tropical, hot climate, many parts of Latin America are _______, and have animals such as penguins.
  12. 21. This was the dictator of Cuba that Castro fought against
  13. 22. This country's capital is sinking every year because it was built on top of a filled in lake.
  14. 23. In order to keep their sugar plantations running, Europeans brought these from Africa to the New World.
  15. 24. The inhabitants of ___________ Island made giant statues called "Moai".
  16. 25. The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred when Cuba allowed the __________ Union to place nuclear missiles on its land pointed at the United States.
  17. 26. This pre-Columbian culture was the biggest one located in South America.