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23 Cards in this Set
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What term is used to describe the peninsula that curves north and eat into the Gulf of Mexico? |
Yukatan Peninsula |
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What was the name of the capital of the Aztec empire, which was located in the region around modern-day Mexico City? |
Tenocktitian |
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What term is used to describe the large ranches that were built by Spanish noblemen that were run like federal manors? |
Haciendas |
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What term is used to describe people of mixed Spanish and Indian ancestry? |
Mestizos |
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What Central American country has a distinctly British language? |
Belieze |
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What term is used to describe people with both African and European ancestry? |
Molattoes |
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Which country was nicknames the "banana republic"? |
Honduras |
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What term is used to describe anti-communist rebels? |
Contras |
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What term is used to describe the Soviet funded forces in Nicaragua that the Contras fought against? |
Sandinistas |
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What does Costa Rico mean? |
rich coast |
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What term is used to describe the man-made waterway that reduced the trip from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean substantially? |
Panama Canal |
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What term is used to describe the combined islands of the Bahamas, the Greater Antilles, and Lesser Antilles? |
West Indies |
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What two islands share the island of Hispaniola? |
Haiti and Dominican Republic |
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What change occurred to the government of Puerto Rico? |
Puerto Rico voted to be a commonwealth of the U.S. |
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What island chain forms the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea? |
Lesser Antilles |
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Who was the greatest hero of Latin America due to his involvement in the liberation of many areas of South America? |
Simon Bolivar |
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What term is used to describe the largest lake in South America? |
Lake Maracaibo |
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What term is used to describe the broad, grassy plains that cover over half of Columbia? |
Llanos |
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What is the highest waterfall in the world? |
Angel Falls |
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What Indian civilization's name means "children of the sun"? |
Incas |
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Which civilization controlled most of the Andes? |
Incas |
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What term means the "Land of Fire"? |
Tierra del Fuego |
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What term is used to describe Argentina's low plains? |
Pampas |
