Geography civilizations Latin America Africa

Which civilizations existed at the same time?

• Ghana and Maya

• Mali, Songhai, Inca and Aztecs

• Maya and Songhai

• Ghana and Aztecs

The following are possible combinations of Latin American and African pre-modern civilizations that co-existed...

• Ghana and Maya

• Mali and Songhai

• Mali and Aztecs

• Maya and Songhai

All three pre-modern civilizations of Ghana, Mali and Songhai were at least partly in the tropical grassland or savanna.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• Not sure

Other civilization(s) also had tropical grassland (savanna) as their main natural vegetation zone....

• AZTECS

• MAYA

• INCAS

It is true about SAVANNAS

• moderate rain

• Hot, high temperatures year round

• grass and scattered vegetation and trees

• dense vegetation and rainy year round

Rainforest or broadleaf evergreen forest was one of the major vegetation zones in....

• the Maya civilization

• the empire of Ghana

• Mali

• Inca empire

In the Inca civilization there two major vegetation zones...

• tropical grassland

• broadleaf evergreen forest

• desert

• highland

The major physical feature and vegetation zone in both Mali and Songhai was...

• the Andes Mountains

• the Atacama desert

• the Sahara desert

• the Kalahari desert

The geographic disadvantages of living in a desert environment is/are...

• the climate is arid, making farming more difficult

• it is difficult to cross a desert so it serves as a natural barrier against attacks

• it is hard to cross a desert which isolates you from others

• it is easier to find water

The geographic ADVANTAGES of living in a savanna is/are...

• the climate is too dry, making farming more difficult

• moderate rainfall and grassland with deep roots make it suitable for farming

• it is hard to cross a savanna which makes you a bit isolated from other groups

• its vegetation is too dense which isolates you