Latain American

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. The clay from which ___ bricks are made (5)
  2. 5. A member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes (plural) (6)
  3. 6. Tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many (5)
  4. 8. A large mass of land projecting into a body of water (9)
  5. 9. A severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (plural) (10)
  6. 10. A writing system using picture symbols (plural) (13)
  7. 11. A ___ with heavy annual ___ (10)
  8. 13. A republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola (5)
  9. 15. A body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland (6)

Down

  1. 1. An arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America (9)
  2. 2. A semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish (4)
  3. 3. Elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface (8)
  4. 4. An island in the West Indies (10)
  5. 7. A society in an advanced state of social development (12)
  6. 12. Air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog (4)
  7. 14. A ruler of the ___ (4)