Latin America Flashcard

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What is an isthmus?

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A narrow strip of land connecting two landmasses.

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Who is Fidel Castro?

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First dictator of Cuba

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What is a dictatorship?

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Government that one person has absolute power.

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What is an archipelago?

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Group of islands

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What is subsistence farming?

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Farming for survival

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What does the term Mestizo refer to?

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A person of mixed European and native blood.

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What does the term Indigenous refer to?

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Native

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What are the two most widely spoken languages in Latin America?

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Spanish and Portuguese

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85% of Latin American people belong to what religion?

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Catholic

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Country A? Options: Brazil, The Bahamas, Mexico, Argentina

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Mexico