Why is Mexico City considered to be a primate city?

________ led the Spanish forces that invaded and conquered the ________ in Mexico.

Of what precious mineral is Mexico the world’s leading producer?

Mexico is also a leading ________ producer, which is used to produce much of Mexico’s power supply.

People whose ancestry includes both indigenous and Spanish heritage are

Which of the following are two causes of deforestation in Mexico?

Mexico City’s geography makes air pollution a greater problem because it is located

________ is technological and economic growth that does not deplete the human and natural resources of a given area.

In Mexico, many people live with their ________, which includes different generations of a family, as well as cousins and

other relatives.

When a large urban area such as Mexico City dominates the country’s political, cultural, and economic affairs, it is called a

During the colonial period, a blending of indigenous beliefs and Catholicism occurred in Mexico in a process called

What is the largest natural lake in Mexico?

What political party has dominated Mexican politics since 1929?

In Mexico City, residents have been encouraged to use bicycles in order to

In Central America, ________ agriculture has destroyed huge swaths of rain forest.

The growing populations in Central American and Caribbean cities adds to the problem of deforestation because

Due to its colonial past, most people in Central America today are followers of

In Central America, more workers are employed in the ________ sector than any other sector of the economy.

In slums in Central America and the Caribbean, disease spreads quickly because of

What is the correct term for the transfer of plants, animals, people, and diseases that began when Europeans arrived in the

Western Hemisphere?

Because of its location on the Ring of Fire, much of Central America is

One method of reducing the damage to the rain forests of Central America is to enact laws requiring ________ of land that has

been cleared.

PRODESEC (Economic Development Program for the Dry Region of Nicaragua) is a Nicaraguan plan to

________ refers to the combination of factors within a population that reduce the ability of an environment to support the

population, thus causing migration or population decline.

Panama is a(n) ________ between North America and South America.

________ are large agricultural estates; ________ are small family farms.

Enacting laws that require the reforestation of cleared lands is one way that Central American countries can promote

Because they have a great variety of species of plants and animals that are threatened with destruction, Costa Rica and Panama

are considered ________ hotspots.

The islands of the Caribbean typically have a ________ climate.

Why do most people in South America live along rivers or near the coasts?

Many of the migrants to São Paulo, Brazil, end up living in ________ on the outskirts of the city with no sanitation services.

What country enacted a law in 2004 that prohibited deforestation in its eastern region?

Which two countries in South America have large South Asian populations?

Grains, soybeans, and _______ are major crops exported from South America.

In the Amazon rain forest in Brazil, ________ is the leading cause of deforestation.

With some 19 million residents, ________, is the most populous city in the Southern Hemisphere.

How can herding livestock lead to desertification?

Most Argentinians today are descended from

In many places throughout South America, Carnival is celebrated in the week before the ________ observance of Lent.

Rain forests are home to about ________ all the plant and animal species on Earth.

Which two European groups were the first to colonize South America?

How can El Niño negatively affect fishing?

In recent years, the potential wealth to be gained through ________ has caused deforestation and the pollution of waterways in

Peru.

In South America, most people live

Because urbanization has proceeded so slowly during the last century, social development is a constant challenge in Mexico.

Mexico is the world’s leading producer of gold.

Western Mexico lies along the Ring of Fire where the Pacific tectonic plate collides with other tectonic plates.

Because Mexico has plenty of land for farming, ranchers and farmers are being asked to donate land for reforesting.

Corporate logging and the clearing of land for agriculture are the leading causes of deforestation in Mexico.

Panama was once part of Colombia.

In Central America and the Caribbean, farm workers have been leaving rural areas to move to cities and look for better economic opportunities.

Haiti was the first colony in Latin America to win its independence by successfully overthrowing the Spanish colonizers.

Due to high infant mortality rates and low life expectancy, the population of Central America has declined since the 1950s.

In the Caribbean, family structure is often matriarchal, or headed by a woman.

The Amazon rain forest has more biodiversity per square mile than any other place on Earth.

Brazil is the South American country with the largest oil reserves.

The Portuguese were the colonial rulers of Brazil.

The Andes consist of altiplanos, or groups of several mountain ranges that run parallel to one another.

Most of the Amazon rain forest is located in Peru.