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Geography of Mayan
Civilization
By Sam Schoenfeld, Justin Lee, Noah WoodsBannan, and Stephanie Miscoll
Mayan’s Terrain
The Mayan land is located in Southern Mexico and it
extends through Northern Central America. The Mayan’s land
is separated into 3 different zones. One zone is the Southern
Highlands which includes high areas in Guatemala and the
Chiapas highlands. The next zone is the Central Mayan
lowlands. The Central Maya area contained a rain forest, and
had the sites of Tikal and Palenque. The last zone is the
Northern Maya lowlands.
By Sam Schoenfeld
Climate of The Mayan region
The Mayans generally lived in the Central American region. This
includes countries such as Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Yucatán
Peninsula and El Salvador. Usually in this region, there are no winters.
During winters, the coldest temperature is around 18 degrees Celsius,
which is about 64 degrees Fahrenheit. In the regions were the Mayans
lived, the temperature was fairly high, and it was also very humid as well.
Additionally, since the Mayans were living in Central America, they did
experience quite a lot of rainfall. All in all, the climate in the Central
American region, where the mayans lived, was very hot and very sunny.
By Justin Lee
Where the Mayans traveled
The Mayans mainly traveled through the rain forests
of Guatemala. They also went through Palenque and
Tikal. When they did this they traveled with their
groups.The Mayans lasted this from 300 to 900 A.D.
By Noah Woods - Bannan
Features that impacted the Mayan life
Some features that impacted the Mayan life are the weather. The weather
impacted the Mayans life because the weather is warm and wet, which makes crops grow
easily. Some other things are the lowlands and the highlands.
Lowlands mostly produced crops were used for personal needs (the Mayans ate all
the crops in the lowlands). Some of the things that they grew in the lowlands are squash,
beans, and chilli peppers. Rain was very common in the Caribbean and the Gulf of
Mexico the average amount was 160 inches per year, it rains mostly in October.
The highlands are a wide area of mountains and valleys near the Pacific Ocean.
Since the highlands are so close to the Ocean tsunamis are not uncommon, there are
also volcanoes. The volcanic highlands, produce precious goods such as jade and
obsidian they used those materials to trade. There were many dangerous animals such
as jaguar and caiman (fierce crocodile), bull sharks, and poisonous snakes.
By Stephanie Miscoll
Fun Facts
● There are still Mayans living in their original home regions. Also, some
still speak the Mayan language.
● You can still visit the areas where the Mayans used to live many, many
years ago.
● A lot of the fascinating ruins are underground in places such as
Guatemala.
● Mayans enjoyed the heat, so the Central American climate was perfect
for them.
● The land of Maya is a chain of volcanoes that runs through Guatemala
and are still active today.
● Some Mayan pyramids are built to reflect space events, such as the
equinox.
● The last Mayan state existed until 1697.
Works Cited
"Geography." Geography. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Sept. 2014.
"Mayan Geography | Maya Maps." Mayan Geography | Maya Maps. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Sept.
2014.