Hard Stuff
Bahamas
Nassau is the capital
Uruguay
second smallest, Spanish control
In one or two sentences, define the term altiplano.
An Altiplano is any plateau region in Central or South America, but the term primarily means the high plateau region in South America.
What main island is in the Lucayan Archipelago
Bahamas
What main islands are in the Lesser Antilles
Barbados & Grenada
Capital of Colombia
Bogota
Peru
Incan, andes
Jamaica
Kingston is the capital
Tikal
Mayan city in Guatemala
Chichen Itza
Mayan, Mexico
What is the series of mountain ranges that encloses the country of Mexico?
Sierra Madres
Argentina
Spanish, gauchos
Which of the following are musical genres of Latin America and the Caribbean that were inspired by African culture? (choose all that apply)
calypso, reggae
Which of these are mild, temperate plains in southeastern South America?
pampas
Puerto Rico
commonwealth of the U.S.
Which of the following two natural disasters are most damaging to Latin America and the Caribbean? (choose two)
hurricanes and earthquakes
What is the Orinoco River
its tributaries feed much of the llanos in this region
Bolivia
landlocked, capital La Paz is the highest capital in the world
Paraguay
landlocked, triple alliance
Which of these are tropical, treeless, grassy plains in northern South America?
llanos
tropical wet-dry
llanos