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Aztecs
Incas
Physical Geography
Principles of Geography
Political Geography
100
A chinampa
What is the term for a floating garden?
100
The capital of the Inca Empire
What is Cuzco?
100
Baja Peninsula
What peninsula is west of Mexico?
100
Geography changes because of political, economic, natural, or social forces. Glaciers in Greenland are melting, causing a rise in sea level.
What is a natural force?
100
Brazil
What is the largest country in Latin America?
200
Bloody sacrifices including tearing out hearts
How did the Aztecs worship their sun god, Huitzilopochtli?
200
The Andes mountains, where it was cold and hard to farm.
Where did the Incas live?
200
The Atacama Desert
What desert is west of the Andes?
200
Something that involves the shift of power to change geography.
What are political forces?
200
Belize OR Guatemala
What is a Latin American country that borders Mexico?
300
A raised roadway. Aztecs built three of them to connect their island to the mainland so they could travel easily back and forth by foot.
What is a causeway and how is it related to the Aztecs?
300
Llamas and alpacas, terraces to farm, and great stone to build with.
What were the Incas' resources?
300
The Parana River
What river is the Itaipu Dam located on?
300
Some possible jobs in this place include: 1. Fishermen 2. Surfing instructors 3. Lifeguards 4. Bathing suit manufacturer
What are jobs on an island?
300
The Dominican Republic
What country is on the EAST side of Hispaniola?
400
1. To gain tribute from conquered people 2. To gain more land (control of the Valley of Mexico) 3. To acquire prisoners for sacrifice 4. To show superiority
What are two reasons that the Aztecs went to war?
400
Made everyone follow one religion, speak one language, and rewarded loyalty with gifts of food.
How did the Incas unify their large empire?
400
The Andes Mountains, located on the south of South America.
Where is the longest mountain chain in the world located and what is it called?
400
Some examples of this's effect are: 1. Conflict the Kuwait for oil 2. Conflict in South Africa for diamonds
What are examples of conflict to gain resources?
400
Bolivia OR Paraguay
What is one of the two landlocked countries in South America?
500
1. They built chinampas, or floating gardens 2. They built canals to tend to the crops
What are two ways that Aztecs farmed on the swamp where they lived?
500
The difference between vertical economy and terrace farming.
What is choosing what to grow at different heights vs. leveling off land to farm on the mountainside?
500
The Pampas Plains
What are the plains that are located north of Patagonia called?
500
An example is: Humans build a large subdivision outside a major city. People now have access to affordable housing and the city’s growing population has a place to live, but in order to build the home 100 acres of trees had to be cut down and construction caused pollution to the nearby creek.
What is an example of a trade-off?
500
Costa Rica
What country is bordered by both Panama and Nicaragua?