Chapter 6: The Americas Test

The Americas are made up of North America, South America, Central America, and the Caribbean?

• TRUE

• FALSE

The Rocky Mountains are lower than the Appalachian Mountains?

• TRUE

• FALSE

Growing and trading crops helped early Americans form more complex societies?

• TRUE

• FALSE

One of the most difficult challenges faced by an ancient Maya were the sinkholes that were found in southern Mexico and Central America.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The Hopi and the Pacific Northwest built homes from adobe.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Match each item with the correct statement

• Machu Picchu

• region between central Mexico and Costa Rica

• isthmus

• narrow strip of land connecting two larger land bodies

• Mesoamerica

• Navajo home

• Montezuma I

• grand emperor retreat complex built by the Inca high in the Andes Mountains.

• hogan

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

According to the map, which region made up the smallest area of land?

• Eastern Woodlands

• Great Plains

• Northwest Coast

• Subarctic

What is the name of the region situated between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains?

• Great Plains

• Subarctic

• Southwest

• Northwest Coast

According to the map, what was the name of the region occupied by Native Americans that bordered the Atlantic Ocean?

• Eastern Woodlands

• Great Plains

• Northwest Coast

• Southwest

What is adobe?

• clay sculptures

• dry farmland

• the Maya word for sun

• sun-dried mud bricks