Study Guide for Peru (Spanish 2, Unit 4)

Three geographical regions of Peru:

o Selva (Amazon Rainforest Zone)
2 places-o Costa (Pacific Coastal Zone)
2 cities-o Sierra (Andes Mountain Zone)
4 towns/areas- One of the most important indigenous groups is the
_________.
Nazca Lines
o Located
o Hundreds of
o Theories regarding their origin
o Most people believe
o They cover almost
The ________________ are the most influential civilization of
Peru.
o Agriculture
o Machu Picchu(more details later in lesson)
o 1532
o 1911
The captital of Peru (The City of Kings)-o The San Francisco __________ (Little Basilica)
The catacombs beneath have more than 70,000
___________
o The _________ Museum

The capital of the Incas & the oldest city in existence in the
Americas
o Plaza of __________
o Incan emperor- _____________________ is the language of the Incas.
Sacred Valley = _______________________
o The regions main town
Surrounded by

 The site of a battle where the Incas resisted a

Spanish attack by
___________________________________
o Pisac Market
Engraved ________
Woven _______________
__________________
Bargaining
Open on __________________________
o Ruins of _____________________, an Incan fortress built
around _______. It is a testimony to the architectural
ingenuity of the Incas.
o They built walls with _________________________ that
were placed together perfectly without any
____________________.
________________________ (Hot Springs)
o Jungle
o _____________ River
o No traffic bc the only way to get there is by
_____________
o Everyone must carry their luggage up a steep hill to the
lodge
o Soak fee in the natural _________________________
Machu Picchu (Old Peak)
o Emperor _______
o Sun god ________
o The name that Incas called the Creator & Lord _________
o Ashtar
o Temple of the _________
o Machu Picchu Lodge
The terrain of Puno
o Many festivals in Puno
o ___________________ & Mam _______________
o Lake ________________________
o Many houses are unfinished bc
__________________________

o Economy depends on __________________________________

There are a lot of what kind of animals?
______________________________________& fish.
Lake Titacaca is the _______________________ in the
world.
It takes _______________________ to cross it by boat.
What is meant by Choque Cultural or Culture Shock?
o Symptoms
Amazon region has
o _________________ species of insects
o _______________ kinds of reptiles including
_______________
Can measure
o _________________ for the last 50 years by foreign
companies
o Puerto Maldonado
Variety of birds, plants & flowers
o Monkey Island
Why do you have to hang on to your backpack?
o Iquitos
o Murunahua Reserve
National dish of Peru is cuy, which is _______________________.
Town of ________________ has a Cuy Festival.