Mayan Civilization

Geography is the ...

• study of the earth and its feature.

• the study of how people interact with their environment.

• the study of how the globe.

• the study of how people interact with each other.

The five themes of geography are: place, region, location, people & environment, and movement.

• True

• False

What is a continent?

• a country

• a large landmass.

• island surrounded by water

What is NOT a direction on a compass?

• North

• South

• East

• West

• pacific time

TRUE OR FALSE: Japan is an example of an archipelago.

• True

• False

What do we call people who study the earth and its features?

• Archeologist

• Environmentalist

• Geographers

• Scientists

TRUE OR FALSE: All continents are surrounded by water.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What do we call the area from central Mexico to northern Costa Rica?

• North America

• South America

• Mesoamerica

• Central America

What allowed the ancestors of the Maya to stay in one place all year?

• They farmed their own food.

• They were given food by Spain.

• They hunted for food.

Why did the Maya civilization fade?

• The Spaniards took over their cities.

• Maya in the southern area abandoned their cities.

• Maya in the north blended with another Mesoamerican culture.