Geography
What makes the ground beneath us shake and crack?
Earthquakes and volcanoes
The Maya weren't just one country or empire, but many separate ________.
city-states
How many different sections is the Earth made up of?
3
One of the last cities built by the Maya was _______.
Tulum
Most of the Maya people today still maintain links to their _______ way of life.
traditional
Earthquakes are measured by a _____.
seismograph
Which two people went on an expedition to discover more about Maya ruins?
John Stephens and Frederick Catherwood
Between _____ and _____ volcanoes erupt each year - about one a week.
50-70
Who invaded England in 1066?
William the Conqueror
When it comes to clothing, Maya people are well known for their brightly colored ______.
textiles
What kind of rock is used for the roof tiles?
slate
To get to the ruins, it took ____ weeks.
two weeks
The core of the Earth is an even hotter ball of _____ and _____.
A famous traditional market in Guatemala is called ______.
Chichicastenango
The surface or the crust, the mantle and the core
What is the amount of water we use for baths a day?
90 liters
The results of what the explorers have discovered were published in _______ in their book, "Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatan.
1841
What kind of landscape is more unstable as climate change brings extreme weather and rising sea levels?
Coastlines
Hillsides are often _______, which provides more land for growing crops.
terraced
600 million
Why is clean water so important?
Stephens bought the site of the ruined city of ______ for $50 for exploration.
Copan
Name the five forces that shape the land.
Frost, rivers, waves, wind, ice
To produce textiles, many women use the traditional _____.
Name 5 ways to conserve water.
your own answers