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Reading Check: Which two river systems in the Americas are among the largest in the world?
Reading Check: Which Spanish conquistador conquered the Incas?
Review the key terms at the beginning of this section. Use each term in a sentence that explains its meaning.
Target Reading Skill: State the main idea of the first paragraph on page 341.
Identify: Name two geographic settings in which peoples of the Americas lived.
Synthesize Information: What are the climates of those two regions?
Infer: How might the people who lived in these regions have adapted to their geography and climate?
Recall: How much land did the Incan Empire cover at its greatest extent?
Explain: How did the government in Cuzco keep track of distant parts of the empire?
Draw Conclusions: What do you think were the major problems of keeping such a large empire running smoothly? Explain your answer.