Mexico Review

Acapulco, Mazatlan, and Cancun are popular ________________ cities.

coastal

Most of northern Mexico is ________.

dry

List three climates found in Mexico.

Savanna, humid tropical, desert

The coastal and mountain valleys havea ________ climate, which has causedmany Mexican people to settle there.

mild

List three threats to Mexico.

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earthquake

drought

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Mount ______ is the highest peak amongthe mountains south of Mexico City.

Pico Orizaba(Mount Orizaba)

The vegetation of northern Mexico can be described as...

Desert ScrubDry Grassland

Water is a scarce natural resource in_____________ Mexico.

northern

List three cultures that existed inMexico before the Spanish.

Olmec, Aztec, Maya

Mexico produces ________ amounts of Copper, gold, lead, and zinc.

large

Cortes and his men gave the name______ _______ to the territory they

had conquered.

New Spain

__________ improved Mexico’s economy.

NAFTA

An argument about a _________ led thewar between Mexico and the U.S.

border

__________ have taken over the majorityof Mexican farmland.

Ejidos

__________ is a major indicator of Ethnic identity.

language

Tourism, farming, and industry are anImportant part of Mexico’s __________.

economy

The __________ is the poorest part of Mexico.

south

Pollution is a problem in Mexico becausesurrounding ___________ trap smog.

mountains

Southern Mexico has had difficultyWith _____________, ____________,

and __________________.

Lack of industry

Widespread corruptions

Peasant uprising

Since wages are lower, many _______ companies have built companies

in Mexico.

foreign

The ___ ______ forms the border between Mexico and Texas.

The Rio Bravo

Northern Mexico has a _______and _______ climate.

Hot and dry

A system in which a central powerControls a number of territories

Is known as a(n) __________.

empire

________ are lands that Mexican IndianCommunities owned and

Worked in groups.

Ejidos

The Spanish monarch granted___________ to men he favored.

haciendas

On the border between the U.S. andMexico, Ciudad ________ is a quicklygrowing industrial center.

Juarez

The capital of Mexico and one of the mostPolluted cities in the world is ______ _____.

Mexico City

The name given to the territoryconquered by Cortez and theSpanish is _______ ________.

New Spain

__________ is Mexico’s mostimportant resource.

Petroleum

The _______ __________ religion isthe most practiced.

Roman Catholic

People of mixed Africanand European ancestry.

mulattoes

Church outposts scattered throughout northern Mexico

missions

Rise in a price that occurs whencurrency loses its buying powers

inflation

Mixture of chemicals, smoke, and fog

smog

Produced primarily to sell, rather thanFor the farmer to eat

Cash crops

Widespread outbreak of disease

epidemic

Factories in Mexico that are ownedBy companies based in other countries

maquiladoras

What the Spanish called people of mixed Indian and European ancestry

mestizos

Rapidly growing city along theMexico U.S. border

Tijuana

Steep-sided depression created whenThe roof of a cave collapses

sinkhole

Raised fields of agriculture in Swampy lakes of central Mexico

chinampas

Why are tourists attracted to Mexico

Pristine beachesAncient ruins

Tropical climate

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