Landforms
Interaction
Interior Mesoamerica
Coastal Mesoamerica
Definitions
100
Name the two mountain ranges in Mesoamerica.
Sierra Madre Occidental and Sierre Madre Oriental
100
What three crops did the Mesoamericans grow?
Beans, corn and squash
100
Describe both types of climate that we see in Interior Mesoamerica.
Desert-like (hot and dry) and Humid - Rainy
100
What body of water is along the northern coast of Mesoamerica?
Gulf of Mexico
100
Define a peninsula
An arm of land that is almost fully surrounded by water.
200
What landform is between the two mountain ranges?
Plateau
200
Which rock is thought to be created by lightening?
Obsidian
200
What is basalt and what is it used for?
Basalt is formed from lava and used to make statues.
200
What body of water is to the south of Mesoamerica
Pacific Ocean
200
The Gulf of Mexico is a part of what ocean?
Atlantic Ocean
300
What lies to the south of the Plateau of Mexico?
volcanoes
300
What are two things that were sacred to the Mesoamerican people?
Cenotes and Obsidian
300
What is obsidian used for?
arrowheads and knives.
300
What are two kinds of forests along the coast?
pine and rainforest
300
What landform is at the southern boarder of Mesoamerica?
Volcanoes
400
What is another name for a natural well or sink hole?
Cenote
400
What buildings would you find in a Mesoamerican city?
Temples and Pyramids
400
What did the forests and trees hid for thousands of years?
The ruins of ancient civilizations
400
What are two types of wetlands along the coast?
swamps and grasslands
400
Define Mesoamerica
Land that starts in central Mexico and goes down into the middle of Central America
500
Say and spell the name of the famous peninsula in Mesoamerica.
Yucatan
500
What happens to limestone when it rains?
It dissolves
500
Name three countries that are a part of what used to be Mesoamerica
Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica
500
How many miles would one have to walk to reach the coast from any part of Mesoamerica?
200 miles
500
Define exactly a plateau.
A high, flat area
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