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Which conquistador conquered the Aztecs?

Hernan Cortez

Which Conquistador Conquered the Inca.

Francisco Pizarro

Which explorer discovered the Americas for Spain?

Christopher Columbus

What term the refers to the exchange of goods and ideas between Europe and Latin America?

Columbian Exchange (Christopher Columbus)

What is someone called who is mixed between European and Native American?

Mestizo

What natural resource were the Spanish searching for in the Americas?

Gold

What group of people were used as slaves first in Latin America but many died from smallpox?

Native Americans

Europeans in Latin America used who to replace the first group of slaves in Latin America?

Africans

What is the major cash crop (important) for Cuba?

Sugar Cane

What is the name of the trade agreement between the USA, Canada, and Mexico?

NAFTA

Who led the Cuban Revolution that got rid of General Batista?

Who is Fidel Castro?

Who fought for independence in Northern South America and against which country?

Simon Bolivar and the Spanish

What large Latin American country was controlled by Portugal.

Brazil

Who fought for independence in Haiti and against which country?

Who was Toussaint L’Ouverture and the French

Who fought for independence in Mexico and against which country?

Father Miguel Hidalgo and the Spanish

The Sierre Madre mountains are located in which country?

Mexico

Which human made feature allows ships to travel faster between the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean in Latin America?

Panama Canal

What is the longest mountain range in the world?

Andes

What is Mexico’s environmental problem and give two causes.

Air pollution

Which part of Latin America connects Mexico to South America?

Central America

Which two freedom fighters died before their countries were freed from European rule?

Toussaint L’ouverture and Miguel Hidalgo

Which freedom fighter lived to see European rule thrown out due to his military strategy?

Simon Bolivar

This country in Latin America speaks Portuguese

What is Brazil?

What is the most popular language in Latin American and tell why this is the case.

Spanish: Spain took over Latin America for over 300 years and forced the Native Americans to learn and speak Spanish.

What is the main religion in Latin America?

Christianity (Catholicism)