limestone

Hi Q and J --

I've been thinking about a new topic to learn about (if you tell me what you want to learn about I can do some research).

One of the things I think is interesting is how geography shapes culture?  If you live in Alaska you have a different culture than if you live in the desert -- what you pray to? the foods and cultures of eating? and most likely social values and rituals?  How do you think the culture of Boulder is shaped by where it is next to the mountains? The culture of New Mexico?

So the Yucatan is very, very flat.  That's because it is a big hunk of limestone. (Wait -- what is limestone?)

 Here are a couple links about the geography. How do you think the geography has shaped the culture of the Mayans? and of the world today?

Geology of the Yucatan

There is a cool experiment on this page you can do at home to think about how cenotes formed from limestone.

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