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What is the buildup of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, preventing heat from escaping into space and causing rising temperatures and shifting weather patterns?
2/21
Name South America's three major river systems. (separate with a /)
3/21
What are large, grassy, treeless are in Colombia and Venezuela, used for grazing and farming?
4/21
What is the second longest river in the world, running about 4,000 miles from west to east, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean?
5/21
What is a debt-reducing deal wherein an organization agrees to pay off a certain amount of government debt in return for government protection of a certain portion of rain forest?
6/21
What is a growth industry in Latin America?
7/21
What is the cause of deforestation?
8/21
What is the culture of Mexico?
9/21
What are factories in Mexico that assemble imported materials into finished goods for export?
10/21
What is a martial art and dance the developed in Brazil from Angolans who were taken there by the Portuguese from Africa?
11/21
What is the capital of the Aztec Empire?
12/21
What are the major culture groups in Central America? (separate with a /)
13/21
What are the cultures in the Caribbean?
Hint: 6 choices
14/21
What is a government run by a few persons or a small group?
15/21
What is a large system of mountain ranges located along the Pacific coast of Central and South America?
16/21
What is the reason for Latin America's poverty?
17/21
What is the most southern tip of Latin America?
18/21
What are different species of biodiversity? (separate with a /)
19/21
What are the basis for Central America and Caribbean economies?
Hint: 6 choices
20/21
what is a way of clearing fields for planting by cutting trees, brush, and grasses and burning them?
