How did the Maya and the Inca adapt to their environment?

The Maya adapted to their environment by using the reeds and mud on the swampy island they live on to build houses. The Maya also built chinampas, or "floating gardens," so that they could plant food to eat. The Inca adapted to their environment by building bridges and roads to cross deep canyons and valleys, and they built roads because it was easier to pull a wagon full of goods on a flat solid surface than a lumpy, or bumpy ground.