7th grade chapt 7

True or False - the Americas are made up of North America, South America, Central America, and the Caribbean

• True

• False - it does not include the Caribbean

• False - it also includes the Arctic

• False - it does not include Central America

True or False - the Rocky Mountains are lower than the Appalachian Mountains

• True

• False - they are the same as the Appalachians

• False - they are higher

True or False - Growing and trading crops helped early Americans form more complex societies

• True

• False - they were independent societies

• False - they did not farm

True or 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 sinkholes happened in South America

• False, the sinkholes made great farming areas because they collected water

• False, it was the ancient Aztecs

The Hopi of the Pacific Northwest built homes from adobe

• True

• False - their homes were wigwams and teepees

• False - they were not from the Northwest

Match the Term: this is the grand emperor's retreat complex built by the Inca high in the Andes Mountains

• Chichen Itza

• Tenochtitlan

• Machu Picchu

• Montezuma

Powerful ruler who expanded the Aztec empire and built temples, aqueducts, and roads

• Montezuma I

• Olmec I

• Aztec I

• Maya I

Match the Term: Navajo home

• wigwam

• hogan

• teepee

• hut

Match the Term: narrow stip of land connecting two larger land bodies

• archipelago

• peninsula

• isthmus

• sound

Match the term: region between central Mexico and Costa Rica

• South America

• North America

• Caribbean

• Mesoamerica