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The Inca
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100

What rainforest in South America is the largest in the world?

The Amazon Rainforest

100

This theme focuses on how people, goods, and ideas travel from one area to another. 


Region, Human-Environment Interaction, or Movement.

Movement

100

The famous city high in the Andes. Often called the "Lost City of the Inca". 

Machu Picchu 

100

London is the capital of which country?

United Kingdom

100

Which line on the globe separates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

World Cultures

200

The Amazon rainforest is sometimes called the “lungs of the Earth” because it produces a lot of what?

Oxygen

200

This theme asks where something is, either exactly (like coordinates) or in relation to other places.


Location, place, or region?

Location 

200

This mountain-spanning network allowed messengers, soldiers, and goods to move quickly across the empire.

The Inca Road System 

200

What country is Paris located in?

France 

200

Which ancient civilization built pyramids as tombs for pharaohs?

Egypt

300

What popular Brazilian celebration is known for colorful costumes and parades before Lent?

Carnival

300

This theme is all about how people adapt to, change, or depend on their surroundings. 


Region, Movement, Human-Environment Interaction

Human-Environment Interaction

300

The Inca grew crops on steplike fields carved into mountains called what?

Terraces or Terrace Farming

300

How many countries does Europe have in total? 

45

300

In what country would you find the Amazon Rainforest?

Brazil

400

Which two oceans border South America?

Pacific and Atlantic

400

This theme groups areas together based on shared traits like climate, language, or culture.


Location, Place, or Region?

Region

400

The Inca were amazing engineers. Especially considering they stacked stones together without the use of ______ to bring them together.

Mortar

400

What ancient civilization created democracy?

Greece

400

What continent has the largest population in the world?


Asia

500

In which mountains did the Inca Empire once thrive?

Andes

500

This theme of geography describes what a location is like — including its landforms, climate, language, buildings, traditions, and anything that makes it different from anywhere else.

Location, Human Environment Interaction, or Movement.

Place

500

The Inca used these knotted strings to record numbers and information. 

Quipus

500

Athens is the birthplace of what form of government?  

Democracy

500

What is the name for a government ruled by a king or queen?

Monarchy

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