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◘ 15,000 feet up, on the Andes Mountains (http://www.sheboyganfalls.k12.wi.us/schools/middleschool/library/Shikowski%20Inca%20Civilization%20Final.htm) ◘ western side of South America ◘ three geographic regions - mountains, jungles and deserts
 * 1) Geography:**[[image:Inca_climatee.JPG width="289" height="283" align="right"]]
 * ◘** lived in very harsh conditions

◘ acted as a natural barrier between the coastal dessert and the jungle (on either side of the mountains) ◘ 2000 miles long and between 30-100 miles wide ◘ one of the direst areas in the Inca Empire (http://incas.mrdonn.org/geography.html) (http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/conquistador-incan-empire-2.jpg) ◘ wetlands were located on the lower parts of the mountain ◘ many rivers along side of the mountains ◘ the mountains were extremely steep ◘ the plateaus and terraces along the side of the mountain were very hard to work with, (extremely sandy) ◘ however they were still able to grow plants, veggies other food needed for survival (http://www.sheboyganfalls.k12.wi.us/schools/middleschool/library/Shikowski%20Inca%20Civilization%20Final.htm)
 * 2) Andes Mountains:**
 * 3) Coastal desert**
 * 4) Soil and T****errain:**

◘ semi-tropical climate warm days and cold nights ◘ temperatures were usually between 14 degrees and 16 degrees ◘ rain season - December through March (http://www.inca-trails.net/weather.htm) ◘ was extremely diverse because the Inca empire had expanded over many different regions ◘ the amount of rain the Inca people received was based on whether they were located north, south, east or west in the empire ◘ lake Titicaca received annually about 50 or more centimeters of rain ◘ Atacama desert received annually less than 1 inch or rain (http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/latinamerica/geography/inca.html) http://www.tqnyc.org/2006/NYC062611//Pictures/ Andes%20Mountains%20rom%20wiki.jpg  Andes Mountains
 * 5) Climate:**



