Chapter 6 Latin America: Its Land and History

Most of Latin America lies here, which causes the climate to be hot.

This is how manufactured products from Spain were introduced to Latin America.

Who was the Aztec ruler, who lost his empire to Spain?

What are smaller bodies of water that flow into larger bodies of water? The Amazon River has over 1,000 of these.

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Who was the Spanish soldier who conquered the Inca?

What was the Mayan language system called that used symbols?

What is the warm Pacific Ocean current that means "the Christ child" in Spanish?

The Amazon region had many trees cleared to make room for cattle ranches. What is the process of clearing the land called?

The name of one of the ancient Inca cities.

 What are some problems Mexico faces?

Why are volcanoes and floods expecially likey to occur in Central America?