Question

seventh grade ★ bb.3 foundations of aztec civilization tef
today, the part of central america where the aztec empire existed is known as mesoamerica. there are two ways of defining a region like mesoamerica:

1. using a geographic definition, which focuses on an area of land and its features, such as mountain ranges and bodies of water
2. using a cultural definition, which focuses on the customs and practices that people living there share

decide whether each statement is a geographic definition or a cultural definition of mesoamerica.

	geographic definition	cultural definition
mesoamerica is a region of central america that includes the valley of mexico and the yucatan peninsula.	◯	◯
in mesoamerica, people used a 260 - day calendar.	◯	◯

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Explanation:

For the first statement: "Mesoamerica is a place in Central America where people built religious temples in the form of pyramids."

This statement focuses on the customs (building religious temples as pyramids) that people in the region shared, so it's a cultural definition.

This statement focuses on the land and its features (specific regions like Valley of Mexico and Yucatan Peninsula), so it's a geographic definition.

This statement focuses on the customs (using a 260 - day calendar) that people in the region shared, so it's a cultural definition.

Answer:

Cultural definition (select the radio button under "Cultural definition" for this row)

For the second statement: "Mesoamerica is a region of Central America that includes the Valley of Mexico and the Yucatan Peninsula."