| A | B |
| indigenous Latin American empires | Maya, Aztec, Inca |
| Aztec farmers grew maize on | chinampas |
| South America's population | concentrated in coastal areas |
| Mexico's national sport | soccer |
| country's gov't overthrown 200 times in 1800's | Bolivia |
| Brazil's famous Carnival | Rio de Janeiro |
| Mexico subdidized healthcare | available to all citizens |
| religion prevalent in Mexico | Roman Catholic |
| American sport in Dominican Republic | baseball |
| Mexican parents share home | extended family |
| South American education | varies from country to country |
| large estates | latifundia |
| Brazil, Mexico, Columbia, Guatemala | prodice world's coffee |
| 20% of Amazon rain forest | destroyed |
| rain forest cleared for planting | lose fertility within 2 years |
| minifundia farms | small plots feed families |
| reforestation | replant trees |