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Mexican civilization that studied stars, had a calendar, and a system of writing

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Mayan

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Besides Cortes’s army, what else caused the defeat of the Aztecs

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Disease

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What advantage did Cortes’s army have over the Aztecs?

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Horses, armor, better weapons

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Herman Cortes’s Goal

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Explore and conquer the Americas

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What caused the Dust Bowl?

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Period of drought and soil erosion

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What is the true Climate of all of North America?

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Varies from very cold to moderate to tropical

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How do the U.S. And Canadian Economies differ?

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Canadian government plays larger role in its economy

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Which factor contributed the most to cultural diversity in Canada and the United States?

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Immigration

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Why do so few people live in the Great Basin?

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Too dry and sandy

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What does the Day of the Dead honor in the Mexican Culture?

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Ancestors

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Where is the Mexican Plateau

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Between the two ranges of the Sierra Madres

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What is the difference between the eastern and western mountains of North America?

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Eastern- Flatter, less steep, (Appalachian Mountains)

Western- Steeper, (Rockies)

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Where are glaciers found in the U.S.? Why not other places?

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Alaska, everywhere else is too warm

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What is an Export?

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Sending products to other countries?

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What is a commercial agriculture?

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Producing crops to sell

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What is a drought?

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Long period of time without rain

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What does contiguous mean?

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48 states that are part of the mainland U.S., all connected

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What does temperate mean?

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Mild climate

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What are glaciers?

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Large masses of ice and packed snow?

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What products are made from wheat and/or corn

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Bread

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Why was the region called the breadbasket?

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Lots to grains grown there for bread to be made

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Cordillera

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System of several mountain ranges separated by valleys and plateaus

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Dam

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Barrier controlling the flow of water

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Hoover Dam

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Large dam on Colorado river supplying electricity to the surrounding states in Southwest USA

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Great Basin
desert area between Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevada mountains in Nevada
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Rain Shadow Effect
Process by which moist air dries as it descends on the interior side of the mountain
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Grand Canyon
Large canyon in Arizona
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Rocky Mountains
Large mountain range in western US and Canada
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What cultures combined to make modern Mexican culture?
Mexican culture developed from cultures of Europe, especially Spain, native Mexican people, and Africans
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How is the physical geography of Mexico SIMILAR to Canada's and the United States's
Mountains, bordered by oceans
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How is the physical geography of Mexico DIFFERENT from Canada's and the United States
Mexico has higher elevation, warmer climate because it's further south, generally dryer
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What cultures combined to make modern Mexican culture?
Mexican culture developed from cultures of Europe, especially Spain, native Mexican people, and Africans
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How is the physical geography of Mexico SIMILAR to Canada's and the United States's
Mountains, bordered by oceans
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How is the physical geography of Mexico DIFFERENT from Canada's and the United States
Mexico has higher elevation, warmer climate because it's further south, generally dryer
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Why is the western region economically important to the United States and Canada?
Natural resources
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Why does increased population put more demand on water resources?
More people = more need for water
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Where is water conservation more important? East or west mountains? Why?
West because it is dryer
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Peninsula
Narrow strip of land extending out into water
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Modify
Change to make something less extreme
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Subsistence form
Raising enough crops only to feed one's family
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Baja California
Peninsula in western Mexico
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Yucatan peninsula
Peninsula in eastern Mexico
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Mexican plateau
Raised land in central Mexico between the two ranges of the Sierra Madre
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How does volcanic activity on the Mesa Central affect Mexico's economy?
Good soil- good for growing crops
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Mexico City has a higher elevation than the coastal city of Veracruz. Which city would have warmer temperatures? Why?
Veracruz- lower elevation
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Where are Mexico's major cities? Why?
Central Mexico- milder climate
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Civilization
Society with highly developed culture, politics, and technology
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Hieroglyphics
Symbols or pictures used to stand for letter, objects, or ideas
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Empire
Extensive group of people governed by one ruler
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What do the Mayans and Aztecs have in common?
Created complex calendars | Declined in Mexico
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What is different about the Mayans and the Aztecs
``` Mayans- formed society 100 B.C Hieroglyphics Declined 900 B.C Aztec- settled Mexico City 1325 Warriors conquered neighbors Practiced slavery Decline 1500s ```
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Why were the Olmecs important?
Culture influenced later cultures
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What were the Major contributions of the Mayans and Aztecs
Mayans- calendar, farming maize and corn, language and hieroglyphics, studied stars Aztecs- chocolate, culture still influences Mexico today
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Conquistador
Spanish soldier & explorer
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Epidemic
Outbreak of a disease that spreads rapidly
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Montezuma
Aztec leader during Spanish conquest
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What advantage can technology give to a culture?
Allows for better/more advanced weapons in battle, threatens another culture
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What psychological advantages did the Spanish have over the Aztecs
Knew how to manipulate them | Aztecs believed Cortes was a god and were confused when Montezuma was killed
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What attitudes did the conquistadors have towards Mexico's native people
Thought they were better than them, just there to be conquered
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Why was silver good and bad for the Aztecs?
Supplied wealth, but Spanish wanted it
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What factors lead to the Aztec empire downfall
Disease, technology, psychological warfare
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Diversity
Variety
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Indigenous
Native
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Immigrant
Person who permanently moves to another country
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Tolerance
Acceptance of different views
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Why can immigration to the US be described as occurring in "waves"
Groups of people came all at once during certain time periods
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What are the top two languages spoken I the U.S.
English and Spanish
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What are the top two languages spoken in Canada?
English and Fench
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Descendants.
One's family line into the future.
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Ancestry.
One's family line into the past .
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Mural
Large painting on a wall.
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Artifacts.
Tools or other objects that show something about how a culture lived in the past.
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Day of the Dead
Celebration to honor one's ancestors
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😱😖
Mexican Cowboys
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What would the effects f having many languages spoken within a country?
Difficult to communicate
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Which three people groups make up modern day Mexico
Native, Spanish, modern Mexican

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