Chapter 16

The Americas are made up of North America, South America, Central America, and the Caribbean.

• True

• False

The Rocky Mountains are lower than the Appalachians.

• True

• False

Growing and trading crops helped early Americans form more complex societies.

• True

• False

One of the most difficult challenges faced by the ancient Maya were the sinkholes that were found in southern Mexico and Central America.

• True

• False

The Hopi of the Pacific Northwest built homes from adobe.

• True

• False

Machu Picchu was the grand emperor retreat complex built by the Inca high in the Andes Mountains.

• True

• False

Montezuma I was the powerful ruler who expanded the Aztec empire and built temples, aqueducts, and roads.

• True

• False

Navajo home is isthmus.

• True

• False

Mesoamerica is the region between central Mexico and Costa Rica.

• True

• False

Isthmus is the narrow strip of land connecting two larger land bodies.

• True

• False