| A | B |
| western mountains of South America | Andes |
| Latin America includes Middle America, Caribbean, and | South America |
| pampas are | grasslands |
| western Hemisphere longest river | Amazon |
| rain shadow effect in Chile produced | Atacama Desert |
| tree line between climate zone | tierra fria and puna |
| tierra templada | most populated climate zone |
| climate zone to grow corn | tierra templada |
| Colombians mine | emeralds |
| Panama Canal | Pacific & Atlantic Oceans |
| part of border--Mexico & US | Rio Grande |
| crops grown tierra caliente | bananas, sugar, rice, cacao |
| mosaics | set small colored stones into mortar |
| Spanish who went to Americs | Conquistadors |
| best-known festival | Carnival |
| blending beliefs from different religions | syncretism |