Chapter 16 The Americas Test

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

• true
• false

2. The Rocky Mountains are lower than the Appalachians.

• true
• false

3. Growing and trading crops helped early Americans form more complex societies.

• True
• False

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

• true
• false

5.The Hopi of the Pacific Northwest built homes from adobe.

• true
• false

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

• Machu Picchu
• Montezuma I
• hogan
• isthmus
• Mesoamerica

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

• Machu Picchu
• Montezuma I
• hogan
• isthmus
• Mesoamerica

8. Navajo home

• Machu Picchu
• Montezuma I
• hogan
• isthmus
• Mesoamerica

8. region between central Mexico and Costa Rica

• Machu Picchu
• Montezuma I
• hogan
• isthmus
• Mesoamerica

10. narrow strip of land connecting two larger land bodies

• Machu Picchu
• Montezuma I
• hogan
• isthmus
• Mesoamerica