S.s Ch 7 Consepts

Question 1

Where is land of Latin American located?

Answer 1

It is located on the Western Hemisphere.

Question 2

What does Latin American consist of?

Answer 2

~Mexico

• Central America,
• South America
• Caribbean region.

Question 3

What are some characteristics of Mexico?

Answer 3

Some characteristics of Mexico is that it is

• the most northern country,
• The land consists of mountains, plateaus, and planes.
• It also has a warm climate
• Mexico City is the worlds largest urban area

Question 4

What are some characteristics of Central America?

Answer 4

Connects Mexico and South America

• most of the land is hilly or mountainous
• wet climate
• many rain forests
• over 40 volcanoes
• countries include: Belize, Panama, Honduras, Guatemala.

Question 5

What are some South American characteristics?

Answer 5

• Largest part of Latin America
• main features are Andes mountains
• Amazon basin, and Amazon rain forest
• countries include Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Ecuador, Columbia

Question 6

What are some characteristics of the Caribbean region?

Answer 6

• Lies between north and south America
• Also many have good farmland and mountains
• islands include: Jamaica Puerto Rico Cuba

Question 7

What area did the ancient Maya control?

Answer 7

A large area of Central America:

• southern Mexico
• Belize
• Guatemala
• El Salvador
• Honduras.

Question 8

Describe the ancient Mayan cities?

Answer 8

• They BUILT large city states in jungles, highlands and coastal Plains.
• They use STONE as their main building material.
• Each CITY had a pyramid in the center.
• Cities were developed with temples, Ball courts, center for socializing, and markets.
• RURAL areas were used for farming.

Question 9

How was ancient Mayans society set up? (Hierarchy)

Answer 9

Set up like a pyramid :
1 kings or queens were the rulers at the top 
2 then came nobles and priests 
3 warriors, artists and skilled workers 
4 farmers

Question 10

Describe skilled farmers role in ancient Maya.

Answer 10

They pay tribute to the rulers and did not have animals to carry their goods.

Question 11

Were the Maya advanced or primitive? give examples.

Answer 11

They were advanced in art, writing, architecture, astronomy, and math.

Question 12

What type of religion did the Maya have?

Answer 12

The Maya believed in many gods.

Question 13

Name some important crops in the Caribbean region?

Answer 13

sugar, fruit, and coffee are important crops.