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