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Most of Latin America lies here, which causes the climate to be hot.
Tropical Zone
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This is how manufactured products from Spain were introduced to Latin America.
Columbian Exchange
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Who was the Aztec ruler, who lost his empire to Spain?
Montezuma
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What are smaller bodies of water that flow into larger bodies of water? The Amazon River has over 1,000 of these.
tributaries
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floating gardens
chinampas
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Who was the Spanish soldier who conquered the Inca?
Francisco Pizarro
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What was the Mayan language system called that used symbols?
hieroglyphs
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What is the warm Pacific Ocean current that means "the Christ child" in Spanish?
El Nino
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The Amazon region had many trees cleared to make room for cattle ranches. What is the process of clearing the land called?
deforestation
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The name of one of the ancient Inca cities.
Machu Picchu
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What are some problems Mexico faces?
earthquakes, volcanoes, air pollution from exhaust that is trapped by the mountains
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Why are volcanoes and floods expecially likey to occur in Central America?
tetonic plates moving and El Nino
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