Americas
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- Ice Age
- Any of the periods of time in the past lasting for millions of years when glaciers spread to cover nearly half of the EarthÂ’s land
- Glacier
- A great sheet of ice that moves slowly over a land surface
- Tropical
- Of or relating to the area of the Earth between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
- Rain Forest
- A warm wet forest that receives more than 80 inches of rain per year. 3/4 or 75% of the EarthÂ’s living things can be found there
- Beringia
- A bridge that connected North America and Asia during the Ice Age. Where the Bering Strait is today
- Middle America
- Ancient region of North America that included southern Mexico and much of Central America birthplace of Olmec and Mayan civilizations
- Central Plateau
- High plateau through central MexicoÂ…bounded by high mountain ranges
- Climograph
- Graph that shows temperature and precipitation in a place over a period of months
- Slash and Burn
- Farming methodÂ…cutting of trees and burning them to enrich the soil for planting crops
- La Vanta
- Center of Olmec cultureÂ…Ancient island town of Middle America on the east coast of what is now Mexico
- Olmec
- People of the rubber country
- Classic Period
- A time of great cultural achievement for any civilization
- Maize
- CornÂ…native to north and south America
- Glyph
- Writing symbol often carved into stoneÂ…stands for an object or sound
- Stela
- Tall flat stone carved with writing used to mark an important historical event
- Te-tun Tree Stones
- Another name for a stela
- Copan
- Ancient city of Middle AmericaÂ…Center of Mayan culture Â…now Hondourus
- Pokata- pok
- Game played with a rubber ball
- Terra calinete
- Hottest region in middle america
- Terra Fria
- Coldest region in middle america
- Jaguar
- Very important animal to the Olmec