Set: Latin America

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Andes Mountains Rises up to 20,000 feet down the coast of SW South America
Amazon River Flows 4000 miles eastward through Brazil towards the Atlantic Ocean
Orinoco River Flows northward through Venezuela to the Atlantic Ocean
Rio de la Plata Forms the border between Uruguay and Argentina, a major shipping route
Pampas Grassy plains that span from Argentina to Uruguay-important to cattle & wheat farming
Amazon Rainforest The largest eco-system of it's kind in the world, home to millions of species of plants & animals
Ring of Fire Mountains along the western edge of Latin America form part of this world-wide "phenomenon" that causes earthquakes and volcanic activity
El Nino A warming of the ocean current off the coast of Peru-causes world-wide weather patterns to shift
Regionalism Due to geographic features, people are isolated developing strong local traditions
Diversification Producing a variety of economic products to guarantee income
Mestizo People of mixed European and Native American Heritage
Conquistador Spanish explorers who conquered Native American societies in Latin America
Aztec A robust and violent Native American culture that lived in present day Mexico City
Maya A farming and wide-spread Native American culture that lived in present day Mexico and Guatemala
Inca A highly developed Native American culture that lived in Peru's Andes Mountains
Encomienda System A reward system from the King of Spain to Spanish settlers allowing them to establish working opportunities for Native Americans
Peninsulare Part of the European class system in Latin America, these people were the officials sent from Spain to rule the colonies
Creole American-born descendants of Spanish settlers
Mercantilism The economic system where colonies existed to enrich the parent country
Hacienda Spanish owned "plantations" that were self-sufficient and produced large scale agricultural products
Atacama Desert Located in Chile, this natural feature is extremely dry due to the rain shadow produced by the Andes Mountains
Columbian Exchange Global Exchange of people, goods and ideas
Slash & Burn Agriculture Practiced by the Mayas to clear land for maize cultivation
Terrace Farming Agriculture adapted to the elevation and climate of the Andes Mountains
Machu Picchu Incan "city" hidden high in the Andes
Quipu Incan message system of knotted strings
Chasqui Incan relay runner, used exclusively for communication and administration of the vast Incan Empire
Tenochtitlan Aztec capital city
Chinampa Aztec floating "island" agricultural system
Fidel Castro Ruled Cuba as a communist dictator for almost 50 years
Cuban Missile Crisis A stand-off between the Soviet Union and the United States over nuclear missiles placed on the island of Cuba
Bay of Pigs Invasion A United States directed secret mission of Cuban exiles to invade Cuba and overthrow Fidel Castro
The Cold War Following World War II: A war of ideologies between democracy and communism, primarily between the Western nations of Europe and the US, and the eastern nations of the Soviet Union
The Drug Trade An illegal system of illicit drugs being produced, smuggled and sold by Latin American countries to locations around the world
Trade Embargo The restriction on trade by the United States regarding Cuban products-in an attempt to force Castro to ease communist policies on Cubans
The Panama Canal Built to ease travel between the Atlantic & Pacific Ocean-the US turned over control to Panama in 1999
Puerto Rico A former Spanish colony-now a commonwealth of the United States
NAFTA Launched on January 1, 1994, and fully implemented in 2008-one of the most successful trade agreements in history and has contributed to significant increases in agricultural trade and investment between the United States, Canada and Mexico

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Created October 23, 2008
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  1. Chasqui → Incan relay runner, used exclusively for communication and administration of the vast Incan Empire - 5 misses
  2. Maya → A farming and wide-spread Native American culture that lived in present day Mexico and Guatemala - 4 misses
  3. Columbian Exchange → Global Exchange of people, goods and ideas - 4 misses
  4. Encomienda System → A reward system from the King of Spain to Spanish settlers allowing them to establish working opportunities for Native Americans - 4 misses
  5. Bay of Pigs Invasion → A United States directed secret mission of Cuban exiles to invade Cuba and overthrow Fidel Castro - 4 misses
  6. Slash & Burn Agriculture → Practiced by the Mayas to clear land for maize cultivation - 3 misses
  7. Trade Embargo → The restriction on trade by the United States regarding Cuban products-in an attempt to force Castro to ease communist policies on Cubans - 3 misses