The mestizo population group is a majority group in most latin american countries. mestizos are best described as people a. of mixed spanish and african heritage b. of spanish descent who were born in the americas c. who were born in spain but live in the new world d. of mixed spanish and native american heritage

D. of mixed Spanish and Native American Heritage

The mestizo population refers to the mixed genes of the Spanish and the Native American Heritage. This population group is one of the majority groups that resides in some Latin American countries.

The correct answer is - D. of mixed Spanish and Native American heritage.

Mestizo is a term used to describe people that are of mixed ethnic/racial origin, and it is a term that by definition means, people that are of mixed Caucasoid and Mongoloid origin. In this case, we have the Spanish people as representatives of the Caucasoid branch, and the Native Americans as representatives of the Mongoloid branch. As the time was passing, more and more Spanish people in the New World were mixing with the native populations, so over time, this mixed population, the mestizos, became the dominant group in most of the Latin American countries.