South America

Front

What is the name of the Mountain Range that stretches the entire western coast of South America?

Back

The Andes Mountains

Front

The largest rainforest in the world is the __________

Back

Amazon Rainforest

Front

The action of clearing a wide area of trees is called?

Back

deforestation

Front

The Incas used what is known as ______ farming in order to grow crops on the mountainsides.

Back

Terrace

Front

What type of short term farming clears land by destroying and burning all the trees and plants on it?

Back

Slash and Burn

Front

The social classes of Latin America were based on the _________ of the person.

Back

Race

Front

This is a type of government where the people get to elect their leaders

Back

Democracy

Front

Spanish ruling class in the colonies, held the political and economic power -

Back

Peninsulares ( a person born in Spain originally)

Front

Cultural diffusion is best described as...

Back

the spreading of ideas, languages, and traditions from one culture to another

Front

Which revolutionary is most responsible for the expansion of independence in Latin America?

Back

Simon Bolivar