1. The Land of the Maya CENTRAL America
Mayan Empire
CENTRAL America
In between North and South America
5 countries: Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador

2. The Yucatan Peninsula
Map of the Mayan World
Chichen Itza
Gulf of Mexico
Uxmal
Tulum
Please check the map you did and make any necessary corrections!
As well, add the Yucatan Peninsula and the following:
The ancient Maya civilization occupied the eastern third of Mesoamerica, primarily the Yucatan Peninsula. A peninsula is a piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides, and on the fourth is attached to a mainland
Palenque
Caribbean
Sea
Tikal
Copan
Pacific Ocean

3. Geography of the Maya 2 key areas: Lowlands and Highlands Lowlands
divided into Northern and
Southern
In this area, crops were grown for personal consumption
Northern Lowlands was made up of dry forests with small thorny trees
Hot
Insufficient rainfall
Very little water available
Limestone bedrock sucked water away

4. Geography of the Maya Southern Lowlands
covered in rainforest about 150 feet high
Very poor for agriculture – thin soil
Also had swamps
About 160 inches of rain from May – November (Vancouver gets about 60 inches of rain in a year)
Highlands
Volcanic mountains – led to excellent soil
Source of obsidian, jade and other precious metals
Items that were good for trade
Subject to volcanoes and earthquakes