U4Ch1 Inca Empire

A chair attached to two beams and carried on the shoulders of several people is called a _______.

• litter

• stretcher

• palanquin

• sedan chair

The ruler of an empire is known as a _______.

• ruler

• emperor

• king

• monarch

A group of countries or territories under the control of one government or one ruler is called an _______.

• empire

• federation

• republic

• confederation

The presence of many different kinds of landforms, waterways, or other geographic features in one region is known as _______.

• geographic diversity

• climate change

• urban sprawl

• deforestation

A large area of high, flat ground is called a _______.

• plateau

• valley

• hill

• plain

A South American mammal valued for its long, wooly coat is a _______.

• llama

• alpaca

• guanaco

• vicuna

A South American mammal valued for its endurance, wooly coat, and meat is a _______.

• llama

• alpaca

• guanaco

• vicuna

A count of the number of people living in a certain area is called a _______.

• census

• survey

• poll

• demographic

The public works system that includes roads, bridges, irrigation, transportation, etc. is known as _______.

• infrastructure

• architecture

• urban planning

• civil engineering

The landforms of a piece of land are referred to as its _______.

• terrain

• geography

• climate

• vegetation