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The Romans spoke Latin which is the basis for all Romance Languages (Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian and Romanian). The Spaniards conquered southwestern North America, Central America, and South America (except Brazil which was Portuguese). All these conquered lands spoke one of two languages based on Latin so it was natural to identify the area as "Latin America".
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What region is Latin America in?
Latin America is a cultural region that spans Mexico (North America), the Caribbean, Central America and South America.
What kind of government does Latin America have?
Latin America is a region and does not have a government. The individual countries that are in Latin America have democracies for the most part.
The country of Cuba lies n the what region of Latin America?
Cuba lies in the Caribbean, a sub-region of the cultural region known as Latin America.
What region is Latin America located in?
Latin America is a cultural region that spans Mexico (North America), the Caribbean, Central America and South America.
What is in cultural region?
Latin America
What cultural region does South America lie in?
Latin America
Most of latin America is located in which region?
South America
Which region borders the US?
Latin America.
Is Venezuela located in Latin America?
Yes, Venezuela is located in South America, which is a region within Latin America.
What helps define Latin America as a region?
spanish and portuguese are the most widely spoken languages
Mexico s part of what culture region?
Mexico is within the cultural region known as Latin America, which also spans Central America, several islands on the Caribbean and South America. Such region includes all countries which have Spanish, French and Portuguese as their main language; all these languages have their root in Latin, hence the "Latin" in Latin America.
Is Latin America a temperate region?
Latin America is a cultural region that spans Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and South America. As such, it has a wide variety of climates, including tropical, temperate and even polar.
