9 Americas

The term “Latin America” most accurately refers to the areas of the Western Hemisphere south of the United States

South America economic and political development has been influenced by the

Andes Mountains and the Amazon River.

Geographic features influenced the development of diverse cultures in pre-Columbian

South America

Map Activity

2 Use of terracing is an example of a society’s reaction to (2- Ag'11)

(1) religious beliefs (3) geographic conditions

(2) social stratification (4) political situations

18 One way the Incas adapted their environment was by (18-Ag'11)

(1) building a network of roads through the mountains

(2) growing rice as a major agricultural product

(3) establishing an encomienda system

(4) creating floating gardens

Base your answer to question 5 on the illustration below

5 Which element of civilization is most clearly shown in this Maya artwork? ( Ju'10)

(1) urbanization

(2) a system of education

(3) a code of laws

(4) social classes

“Greek Statues Unearthed in Pompeii”

“Chinese Porcelain Found at Zimbabwe Dig”

“Mixtec Textiles Found Near Aztec Ruins”

1. Which concept is illustrated by these headlines? (# -Ju 09)

(1) colonialism (3) ethnocentrism

(2) isolationism (4) cultural diffusion

10 One similarity between the Mongols of Central Asia and the Incas of South America was that both societies (# - Au03)

(1) developed cash-crop farming

(2) based their wealth on the slave trade

(3) adapted to difficult physical environments

(4) practiced monotheistic religions