| A | B |
| blending of different religions | syncretism |
| indigenous Latin Americans | Maya, Aztec, Inca |
| 1825-1882 frequently overthrown country | Bolivia |
| largest Carnival celebration | Rio de Janeiro |
| subsidized health care in Mexico | availabl to all citizens |
| most prevalent religion | Roman Catholic |
| popular Dominican Republic sport | baseball |
| Mexicans share home | extended family |
| large wealthy agricultural estates | latifundia |
| Brazil, Mexico, Guatemala, & Columbia | produce coffee |
| 20% of Amazon rail forest | has been destroyed |
| rail forests cleared for plaanting | lose fertility in 2 years |
| small plots feed families | minifundia |
| reforestation | plant trees where land stripped |
| slash-&-burn loses fertility | within 1 or 2 years due to leaching |
| rural migrants moving to cities | live in shantytowns |
| service industries, banking, communications, etc. | increased recent decade in Latin America |
| who sign NAFTA | Canada, US, & Mexico |