Latin America

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. European country known for flamenco and paella (5)
  2. 7. Continent with the Sahara desert (6)
  3. 8. Large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small (5)
  4. 9. Large forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-brown coat with white stripes and spiral (5)
  5. 11. The parts of North ___ and South ___ to the south of the United States where Romance (12)
  6. 12. Moving your body to music (5)

Down

  1. 2. The section of a band or orchestra that plays ___ instruments (10)
  2. 3. Largest country in South America (6)
  3. 4. A stringed instrument usually having six strings (6)
  4. 5. A republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula (8)
  5. 6. A festival marked by merrymaking and processions (8)
  6. 10. Continent that includes France and Italy (6)