Inca Review

How did the physical geography influence where the Inca settled?

• The high elevation of the Andes Mountains made it impossible to live there.

• The steep Andes Mountains forced them to settle on mountainsides.

• The Inca were nomadic, not able to settle in the Andes Mountains.

• Settlement in the Andes Mountains was not possible, so they settled in the Amazon.

How did the Inca adapt to environmental challenges to travel?

• They built rope suspension bridges.

• They built large concrete bridges.

• Their rope bridges only last for a few days.

• They were unable to cross ravines having no bridges.

Where are the Andes Mountains located?

• The United States

• North America

• Africa

• South America

What is terrace farming?

• The process of clearing land by chopping down and burning trees.

• Carving flat steps into the mountainside for farming.

• Creating tunnels to direct water runoff.

• A manmade waterway.

What was the purpose of rope bridges in the Inca Empire? (SELECT TWO)

• They provided an outlet for daredevils.

• They connected the empire over ravines and valleys.

• The rope bridges were not beneficial and cannot be used.

• They were used by the military to travel through empire.

What other innovation helped the Inca to adapt to life in the Andes Mountains?

• Their series of roads.

• Their small helicopters.

• The causeways that crossed the Lake Texcoco.

• They used donkeys to travel.

What was the benefit of their road system?

• No one could travel the rocky Incan roads.

• They were used as a racetrack for Llama races.

• They were only used by the children to go to school.

• Government officials used it to travel and manage the empire.

How did the Inca use alpacas and Llamas to adapt to life in the Andes Mountains?

• They could travel through the desert due to storing water in their humps.

• They were not helpful eating all of their crops.

• They brought in tourists betting on Llama races.

• They were used to transport goods on the steep mountainsides.

What type of farming is pictured?

• Terrace farming

• Greenhouse farming

• Waterbed farming

• Slash and burn farming.