Question

Why is South America is also called one of the regions of Latin America?

Answer 1

Instructions:

• Mention all the regions called as Latin America
• Languages spoken in the region
• Origin of the languages from Latin

Solution:
Latin America is an alternative name used for Mexico, Central America and South America together.

Languages spoken in the region:

• In these regions, Spanish, Portuguese and French are predominantly spoken.
• European countries like Spain and Portugal had an influence over South America for many years. Hence these languages are commonly spoken there even today.

Origin of the languages:
Spanish and Portuguese originate from Latin language.

Due to the dominance of the Latin languages in South America, it is one of the regions called Latin America.