Latin America
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.
1.
m
a
Tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many
2.
d
e
A semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish
4.
e
p
i
The domain ruled by an emperor or empress
6.
a
z
A member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes
8.
a
a
A member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who had a culture
9.
i
n
d
e
d
e
The successful ending of the American Revolution
10.
a
a
a
n
l
A ship ___ 40 miles long across the Isthmus of ___ built by the United States
12.
m
g
r
o
The movement of persons from one country or locality to another
13.
i
o
a
n
i
o
The former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil
14.
r
e
i
n
System of faith and worship
15.
u
b
A communist state in the Caribbean on the island of ___
16.
h
o
i
c
A member of a ___ church (plural)
17.
b
r
i
Largest country in South America
18.
n
s
A mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast
19.
r
n
i
l
A festival marked by merrymaking and processions
20.
a
i
l
Parents, children and relatives who belong together
21.
f
o
l
l
A tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk (plural)