N. American Geography
S. American Geography
Pre-Columbian
Inca Civilization
Terms/Names
100
Physical geographic location inside of Mexico for Teotihuacan.
Where is the Valley of Mexico?
100
This major river system flows with 1000s of tributaries flows eastward from the Andes Mountains.
What is the Amazon?
100
Considered the earliest civilization that built sunken circular plazas near Supe Valley region.
What was the Caral?
100
Inca innovation for traveling through the Andes.
What is the suspension bridge?
100
Agricultural practice that grows a variety of crops in case of famine or drought situations.
What is diversified agriculture or farming?
200
Peninsula location for the Mayan Civilization.
Where is the Yucatan Peninsula?
200
Type of climate associated with the Andes Mountain Region due to elevations.
What is highland climate?
200
Ancient ceremonial objects like relics used by priests in the Chavin culture.
What were Shamans?
200
Archaeological site located in the Andes built by the Inca as a religious citadel.
Where is Machu Picchu?
200
Use of gold and silver for trade.
What is the monetary system?
300
According to Aztec legend Tenochtitlan was built on this lake.
Where was Lake Texcoco?
300
Estimated length of the Andes Mountains running along the western side of the continent.
What is about 1200 miles?
300
Famous geometric lines on the Peruvian Plateau belonged to the Nazca.
What are geoglyphs?
300
Language spoken by the Inca people for centuries.
What is Quechua?
300
Domesticated animal related to the Llama of S. America.
What is the Alpaca?
400
The Inuit people has lived for 1000s of years in this region of N. America.
What is the Arctic?
400
Ancient Inca capital city now located in Peru.
Where is Cuzco?
400
Important religious center built by the Moche culture in coastal Ecuador.
What was the Temple of the Sun?
400
Incas method to calculate and measure time.
What was the Quipu?
400
The use of irrigation to limit the dry or arid conditions regarding human-environment interaction.
What is possibilism?
500
The Sioux, Cheyenne and Comanche Indians migrated within this large physical region inside N. America hunting the Buffalo.
Where is the Great Plains?
500
Physical region for the location of the ancient Nazca civilization.
Where is the Peruvian Plateau?
500
Surgical knife used by the Moche people.
What was the Tumi?
500
Type of farming practiced by the Inca due to the physical region of the Andes.
What is terrace farming?
500
Describes the class structure for the Inca.
What was a hierarchy?