Vocabulary
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Vocabulary
100
What is the region of the world that lies between the latitudes 23 degrees 27' north and 23 degrees' south
What is the Tropical Zone?
100
What month is Christina's birthday?
April
100
a picture or symbol used in hieroglyphics
What is hieroglyph?
200
the process of cutting and clearing away trees from a forest
What is deforestation?
200
When is the last day of school?
June 25
200
a floating garden on which Aztec grew crops
What is chinampa?
300
a stream or river that flows into a larger river.
What is a tributary
300
they carved hieroglyphics on stone monuments
What did the Maya use stone monuments for?
300
What is West Side's mascot?
whale
300
5
What is how many binders Christina has had this year in fifth grade?
400
-by having runners who carried verbal messages to far places -they kept accounting records by tying knots in a series of strings called quipu
What is ways the Inca communicated?
400
When does spring start?
What is March 20?
400
-to maintain a powerful empire -to honor the god of war Huitzilopochtli
Why was warfare important to the Aztecs?
400
a current in the Pacific Ocean that results from changes in weather patterns
What is El Nino
500
the exchange of goods between Europe and its colonies in North and South America
What is the Columbian Exchange?
500
What is Mrs. Schoenberg's and Mrs. Rodriguez's favorite food?
What is Sushi?
500
-the mountains trap pollution -its built on a drained lakebed which makes the vibration that earthquakes send stronger and more damaging
How does geography affect Mexico City?
500
How many daughters does Mrs. Schoenberg have?
What is 2
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