Latin America Geography and Ancient Civilizations

Question 1

How did the Incas get their gold?

Accepted Answer

mining

Question 2

What is a group of people under one ruler called?

Accepted Answer

empire

Question 3

How did the Aztecs get their gold?

Accepted Answer

taxing

Question 4

What are most of the islands in the Caribbean the top of?

Accepted Answer

underwater mountain

Question 5

Besides terracing, what important thing did the Incas create?

Accepted Answer

roads

Question 6

What is the farming technique the Incas used by carving out areas of mountains?

Accepted Answer

terracing

Question 7

What is an altiplano?

Accepted Answer

high plateau

Question 8

Where is north of the Equator?

Accepted Answer

Tropic of Cancer

Question 9

Which countries are a part of the Greater Antilles?

Accepted Answer

Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico

Question 10

What accurate thing did the Mayans create?

Accepted Answer

Calendar

Question 11

What is the thing that affects most climates in Latin America?

Accepted Answer

elevation

Question 12

What is the major crop grown in Latin America?

Accepted Answer

soy beans

Question 13

What happened to the Olmec and Mayans?

Accepted Answer

disappeared

Question 14

In what current day city did the Aztecs build their capital?

Accepted Answer

Mexico City

Question 15

What is a chain of islands called?

Accepted Answer

archipelago

Question 16

What is the name of the old Aztec capital?

Accepted Answer

Tenochtitlan

Question 17

What is the name of the colder desert that is located in South America?

Accepted Answer

Patagonian Desert

Question 18

What are the 4 Latin American civilizations?

Accepted Answer

Olmecs, Mayans, Aztecs, Incas

Question 19

What mountain range did the Incas live in?

Accepted Answer

Andes

Question 20

What are the 3 major regions of Central America?

Accepted Answer

All

Question 21

What of these is a small strip of land that connects 2 larger pieces?

Accepted Answer

isthmus

Question 22

What landform is present in both Llanos and Pampas?

Accepted Answer

plains

Question 23

What biome contains the largest concentration of plant and animal life in the world?

Accepted Answer

rainforest

Question 24

What city are we modelling in minecraft?

Accepted Answer

Machu Picchu

Question 25

What are the Olmec known for creating?

Accepted Answer

Stone heads

Question 26

Which is south of the Equator?

Accepted Answer

Tropic of Capricorn

Question 27

What is the largest river in South America?

Accepted Answer

Amazon

Question 28

What were the floating gardens called that the Aztecs created?

Accepted Answer

chinampas

Question 29

What happened to the Aztec and Incas?

Accepted Answer

conquered by Spanish

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