Geography of Civilizations of the Americas

• Latin America


  Mexico, Central America, South America
• Highlands in Mexico:


  volcanoes and farmlands
• Climate in Mexico and Central America:


  tropical wet and dry
• Where did the Maya farm?


  hills, swamps, and forests
• The Western coast of South America:


  Andes Mountain Ranges
• The center of South America:


  rain forests (Amazon River), deserts, grasslands
• How did the Incas keep their large empire connected on the highlands in South America?


  by building roads and bridges across rivers and ravines
• Central highlands kept the Maya and Aztecs close to the...


  coast
• Climate of South America:


  tropical wet and dry
• Climate of the Western coast in South America:


  arid