Geography Semester 2 Final

Who were people of a powerful South American empire during the 1400s and 1500s?

• Incas
• Aztecs
• Olmec
• Mayans

Who lived in the Valley of Mexico?

• Incas
• Aztecs
• Olmec
• Mayans

Who established a great civilization in Middle America?

• Incas
• Aztecs
• Olmec
• Mayans

What was the first major civilization in Mexico?

• Incas
• Aztecs
• Olmec
• Mayans

Who built their city on an island in Lake Texcoco (now Technochtitlan)?

• Incas
• Aztecs
• Olmec
• Mayans

Who was called the "rubber people"?

• Incas
• Aztecs
• Olmec
• Mayans

Who had a 0 represented in their numbering system?

• Incas
• Aztecs
• Olmecs
• Mayans

The Chinese called the Huang River China's Sorrow because

• it was hard to navigate
• foreigners used it to invade China
• it flooded and destroyed property
• it carried no loess to use in farming

Who is the highest authority in the family, in ancient China?

• Father
• Son
• Mother
• Oldest Man

Which statement is NOT true about China's geography?

• Its river, the Huang River, is also called the Yellow River.
• Floods often destroyed property and killed people.
• Loess is a term that means silt, and is yellow-brown color.
• China has pretty much the same climate throughout.