Latin America Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. Ancient civilization (1200-1500AD)
  2. 6. farming farming system
  3. 7. helada a zone of permanent snow and ice
  4. 9. tropical grassland
  5. 11. high, flat plains
  6. 14. templada a temperate climate zone
  7. 16. the variety of life in the world
  8. 18. Factories built by US companies in Mexico
  9. 21. A Spanish conqueror
  10. 23. planting young trees or seeds
  11. 24. area of grassland and rich soil
  12. 25. Ancient civilization of the Yucatán Peninsula
  13. 28. an urban area
  14. 30. immigrant Someone who has moved to their destination
  15. 31. (1400 B.C.E. to 500 B.C.E.) earliest known Mexican civilization
Down
  1. 1. fría a colder climate zone
  2. 2. mixed race
  3. 3. of tordesillas A 1494 agreement between Portugal and Spain
  4. 5. caliente the warmest climate zone
  5. 8. Large farms
  6. 10. country country in the process
  7. 12. allows open trade with US, Mexico, and Canada
  8. 13. zonation vegetation zone
  9. 15. cutting down of trees
  10. 17. and burn A farming method
  11. 19. An attempt by one country to establish settlements
  12. 20. system Rural estates in Spanish colonies in New World
  13. 22. a steep slope
  14. 26. Ancient civilization (1200-1521AD)
  15. 27. A military dictator
  16. 29. tropical grassy plain
  17. 32. reform the process of breaking up large landholdings