Across
- 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)
Down
- 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