1. COUNTRIES
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3. MEXICO

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5. CUBA

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7. BRAZIL

8. Washington *

9. BOLIVIA

10. DAILY DOUBLE *

11. SURINAME

12. ________ are large agricultural estates; ________ are small family farms.

13. Latifundia / Minifundia

14. When highly educated and skilled workers emigrate to other countries, their native country suffers a(n)

15. Brain Drain

16. Panama is a(n) ____________ between North America and South America.

17. ISTHMUS

18. Mexico is a leading ____________ producer, which is used to produce much of Mexico’s power supply.

19. Petroleum

20. Why is Western Mexico subject to volcanic eruptions?

21. RING OF FIRE

22. A Spanish soldier who participated in the conquest of indigenous peoples of Mexico.

23. CONQUISTADOR

24. The sum total of all living things in an environment.

25. BIODIVERSITY

26. The grassy, treeless plains of southern South America.

27. pampas

28. A new type of environmentally responsible travel.

29. ECOTOURISM

30. A person of mixed indigenous and European ancestry.

31. MESTIZOS

32. Local form of a language used in a particular place or by a certain group.

33. DIALECT

34. A thick, weathered soil of the humid tropics that is largely depleted of fertility and nutrients.

35. OXISOL

36. Parallel chains or ranges of mountains.

37. CORDILLERA

38. A steep cliff or slope between a higher and lower land surface.

39. ESCARPMENT

40. A farm product grown to be sold or traded.

41. CASH CROP

42. The majority of South Americans practice ___________________ a religion that was brought to the American by the Spanish.

43. ROMAN CATHOLICISM

44. What is a way that fisherman are insuring sustainability of the fishing industry in the Caribbean?

45. CLOSED SEASONS

46. The Spanish used ___________________ to spread ideas and to expand communities in Mexico.

47. Catholic Missionaries

48. Explain the Muevete en Bici program in Mexico.

49. USE BICYCLES

50. Daily Double
What affects the climate of South America by creating unusually warm ocean currents?

51. EL NINO