Early Civilizations
Geography
Climate
Fads
Vocab
100
What gruesome ritual did the early civilizations preform in order to try and please their gods?
human sacrifice
100
What river runs through South America and is the second longest in the world?
Amazon
100
What type of climate is found in the Amazon rain forest? (2 parts)
hot and humid
100
What fad involves eating a small fish for money?
Gold fish swallowing
100
what is the name for a crop grown mostly for sale rather than personal use?
Cash Crop
200
What group of people sailed to South America and took over the Aztec lands?
Spaniards
200
What is South America's largest country?
Brazil
200
What happens to the temperature as elevation increases?
decreases
200
What fad involved breaking world records by trying to fit as many people in a tight space as possible
phone booth stuffing
200
A city with over 10 million people
Megacity
300
What were the three ancient civilizations of South America?
Incas, Aztecs, and Mayans
300
What mountain range covers most of the western border of South America
Andes Mountains
300
What is El Nino
warming of ocean water along western coast of south america
300
What fad had to deal with a certain type of dog on woman's clothes
poodle skirts
300
the official count of all the people living in an area
census
400
What was the name of the last Aztec King?
Montezuma
400
What is the major environmental issue going on in South America today?
deforestation
400
About how much rain does the Amazon Basin receive each year? (within 10 inches)
80 inches
400
What type of fad involved taking shoes off and dancing on a gym floor?
sock-hop
400
the movement of people from farms to the city
urbanization
500
What is the name of the sport played by the ancient Mayas
Pok-Ta-Tok
500
What are two positive factors for population distribution that deal with geography?
good water supply, good food supply
500
What was the name of the hurricane that hit the Caribbean in 1988?
Hurricane Gilbert
500
What fad was popular because women could no longer get silk due to war with Japan?
leg makeup
500
A run down area of a big city that does not have enough resources to meet the needs of its population
Slums
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