| A | B |
|---|
| Oscare Niemeyer | Brazilian architect |
| Treaty of Tordesillas | enabled Portugal to claim much of Brazil |
| Spanish | official language of Latin America |
| Tenochtitlan | ancient Mexican city |
| Panama Canal | enables ships to travel between Atlantic and Pacific Oceans |
| Roman Catholicism | major religion of Latin America |
| Tropical climate | widespread climate area in Latin America |
| Patagonia | part of S. Argentina and Chile formed by hills and low tablelands |
| llanos | grassy, treeless plains in Colombia and Venezuela |
| tropical | common climate in L.A. |
| Inca | excellent builders |
| South America, Carribean Islands, Middle America | three regions of Latin America |
| Mexico and Central America | Middle America |
| Andes | mts. in W. South America |
| Portuguese | official language of Brazil |
| caudillo | wealthy military dictators |
| Maracaibo | region's largest lake |
| Titicacca | region's highest lake |
