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Inca Geography

Inca Geography

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Social Studies

6th - 8th Grade

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Caitlin Irwin

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18 Slides • 21 Questions

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Inca -- Geography

By Caitlin Irwin

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Multiple Choice

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Which continent is green?

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Africa

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South America

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North America

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Europe

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Multiple Choice

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The Aztec were located at what letter on the map?
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A
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B
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C

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Multiple Choice

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The Maya were located at what letter on the map?

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A
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B
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C

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Multiple Choice

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What Ocean borders South America to the west?

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The Pacific Ocean

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The Atlantic Ocean

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The Arctic Ocean

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The Indian Ocean

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The Southern Ocean

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Multiple Choice

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What Ocean borders South America to the east?

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The Pacific Ocean

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The Atlantic Ocean

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The Arctic Ocean

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The Indian Ocean

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The Southern Ocean

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​Geography is about Earth's land, water, and air. It is also about Earth's living things, including people.

The word comes from the Greek geo which means "Earth" and graphy which means "writing".

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Multiple Choice

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What does the geo mean in Greek? 

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Earth 

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planets 

3

history 

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A landform is a natural feature on the Earth's surface​.

Landforms

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Multiple Choice

A landform is

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the Earth's surface.

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of animal habitat.

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weather phenomenon.

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A man-made structure

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Multiple Choice

When we discuss geography, we are discussing:

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The history of ancient civilizations

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animal behavior

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the economy

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The Earth's landforms

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​The Inca Empire

  • ​Located in Peru

  • ​lasted from 1400- 1532

  • ​Geography:

    • Andes Mountains

    • Amazon Rainforest

    • ​Atacama Desert

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Multiple Choice

The Inca empire was located mainly in the country of ________.

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Mexico

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Peru

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Brazil

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United States

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​Diversity

​This is a region of great geographical diversity.

geographical diversity = the presence of many different kinds of landforms, waterways, or other geographic features in a region

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Multiple Choice

When something is diverse it is

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the same

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repetitive

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alike

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different

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​Geography

  • ​Rainforest

  • ​Mountains

  • ​Desert

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Multiple Select

The geography of the Incas included (pick 3)

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mountain

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desert

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rainforest

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tundra

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plateau

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​Amazon Rainforest

  • ​The Inca did not live in the rainforest because it was too dangerous

    • ​wild animals

    • ​flooding

    • ​mosquitos

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What is the major tropical rainforest in South America?

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The Amazon Rainforest

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The Tama Kinabalu Rainforest

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The Valdivian Rainforest

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The Hana Rainforest

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​Amazon Rainforest

  • ​many valuable things that could be found in the Amazon

    • wood

    • fruit

    • natural medicine--wasai

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Multiple Choice

The Incan lived in the Amazon Rainforest.

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True

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False

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Multiple Choice

There were many resources in the Amazon Rainforest.

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True

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False

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​Atacama Desert

Between the mountains and the Pacific Ocean is a coastal desert 2000 miles long and 30 to 100 miles wide.

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Atacama Desert

​This desert is the driest place on Earth!

In some places, less than an inch (25mm) of rain falls every ten years.

​There is very little plants and animals living here.

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​Atacama Desert

  • There are fertile strips where small rivers and streams run off from the Andes mountaintops to the sea.

  • ​The driest place on Earth, with only 15 mm (0.6 inch) a year

  • ​The Inca did not live in the desert

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Multiple Choice

Did the Inca live in the Atacama Desert?

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Yes

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No

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Where is the Atacama Desert?

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South America

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North America

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​The Andes Mountains

  • The Andes Mountains run north to south.

  • They run close to the west coast for the entire length of South America - 4,500 miles!

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​Andes Mountains

The Andes Mountains make up the longest mountain range in the world.

This mountain range is on the western coast of South America and is in seven of the South American countries.

The highest volcano in the world, Ojos del Salado, is in the Andes.

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Multiple Choice

The Inca empire was located in and along the _____ mountains.

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Rocky

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Appalachian

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Peru

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Andes

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​Volcanoes

  • ​There are active volcanoes in the Andes Mountain range.

  • There are minerals including gold, silver, copper, tin, iron, emeralds

  • The Andes Mountains are very high. They are higher than the Alps or the Rockies

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​The Inca

The Inca empire started as a small tribe who lived in the village of Cuzco, high in the Andes Mountains of South America.

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Multiple Choice

The Inca Empire began in:

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The Yucatan Penninsula

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Central Mexico

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Cuzco, Peru

4

Southern Florida

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Draw

Circle Cuzco on the map.

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​The Inca Empire

Over the next 100 years, the Inca conquered tribe after tribe until their empire stretched nearly the entire length of western South America. It was one of the largest empires in the world. At it's height, it was over 2,500 miles long and about 500 miles wide, tucked high in the Andes Mountains

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Multiple Choice

What large rainforest is in South America?

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Amazon

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Nile

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Congo

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Multiple Choice

What mountain range is in South America?

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The Appalachian Mountains 

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The Rocky Mountains

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The Andes Mountains

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