Geography Skills & Concepts
What does a historian do?
Analiza, estudia, y escribe sobre el pasado
Which city was the capital of the Aztec Empire?
Tenochtitlán
What is the largest river in South America?
Amazon
What are natural resources?
Materials found in nature
Why did many Europeans explore the Americas?
To find new lands for settlement
What is geography?
El estudio de la tierra y todo lo que hay en esta
Which disease caused the most deaths among Native populations?
Smallpox
Which ocean borders the east coast of the U.S. and Brazil?
Atlantic
Which crop was the most important to early Caribbean economies?
Sugar
What was the Columbian Exchange?
Exchange of goods and ideas between Europe and the Americas
What are the 3 steps to analyzing a map, in order?
Know the map, observe the map, summarize.
Which of the following is a contribution of the Mayan civilization?
Developing a complex calendar system
Which South American country is landlocked?
Bolivia
Why did European countries colonize the Americas?
For gold, land, and power
What do people celebrate during Brazil’s Carnival?
Lent and cultural heritage
What is the purpose of a map key (legend)?
To explain symbols and colors
What did the Aztecs build in the center of their capital?
Pyramid temples
The Panama Canal connects which two major bodies of water?
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
What is globalization?
A system where countries are increasingly connected by trade and technology
What is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas called?
Isthmus
What did the Aztecs create to grow more food?
Chinampas
Which region includes the islands of Jamaica, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic?
Caribbean