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World History
Chapter 14: The Americas
Directions: Use the map on page 385 in your textbook to label all of the locations/things listed in Steps 1 – 3.
Map Activity: The Americas
Step #1
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CITIES & CONTINENTS
North America
South America
Mesa Verde
Chaco Canyon
Cahokia
Teotihucacan
Chichen Itza
Chavin de Huantar
Nazca
Step #2
GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES
Oceans: Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean
Seas: Caribbean Sea
Gulfs: Gulf of Mexico
Mountains: Rocky Mts., Appalachian Mts., Andes
Mts.
Etc: Valley of Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula
Step #3
COLOR KEY/LEGEND
Using the map on pg. 385 in your textbook as a guide, shade in
the following: Maya Empire (purple), Olmec civilization
(green), Chavin culture (orange), Anasazi culture (pink),
Mound Builders (yellow). Don’t forget to include a key!
Period:
Civilizations of Mesoamerica
(Use the map on page 391 of your textbook as a guide)
COLOR KEY/LEGEND
Yellow: OLMEC c. 500 B.C.
Purple: MAYA c. A.D. 750
Civilizations of North America
(Use the map on page 400 of your textbook as a guide)
COLOR KEY/LEGEND
Blue: ARCTIC (Tundra)
Yellow: CALIFORNIA/GREAT
BASIN/PLATEAU
Green: EASTERN
WOODLANDS/SOUTHEAST
Orange: GREAT PLAINS
Red: NORTHWEST COAST
Brown: SOUTHWEST
Purple: SUBARCTIC