605 Q1 Flashcards

1
Q

What evenly divides Mexico?

A

The Tropic of Cancer

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2
Q

Mexico City is on land that was once what?

A

a lake

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3
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What type of plant is used to provide fiber for baler twine and is used for making baskets, handbags, etc?

A

The Henequen Plant

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4
Q

Mexico City and its surrounding towns and cities is an example of what type of area?

A

Metropolitan

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5
Q

Most of Mexico’s regions are dryer where?

A

In the North

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6
Q

An area of high flat land is called a what?

A

Plateau (like Seymour, MO)

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7
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The Mayan Indian’s home area is where?

A

Yucatan Peninsula

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8
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When the government owns or controls an industry, the industry has become what?

A

Nationalized

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9
Q

What map do I need to study for Quiz 1?

A

maps on pg 10 of Lightunit :-) . Know countries, regiouns, Tropic of Cancer, etc

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10
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What are three places that Mexico uses the name “Mexico” for?

A

Mexico City, Mexico Country, and the State of Mexico

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11
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Mexico’s oil wells were nationalized in what year?

A

1940

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12
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Indigenas refers to what?

A

Native people

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13
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The coastal plan on which side of Mexico is wider?

A

The Gulf side

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14
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Raising just enough crops to make a living is called what?

A

Subsistence

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15
Q

A nations system of producing and using wealth is called its what?

A

Economy

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16
Q

Where are most of Meixco’s cities located?

A

Mexican Plateau

17
Q

What percent of the population in Mexico are farmers?

A

Only about 1/4th

18
Q

Ciudades perdidas means what?

A

“Lost Cities”

19
Q

Where has crime been a problem in Mexico metropolitan area?

A

In the “lost cities”

20
Q

Mexico’s mountainous and hilly land is in what climate zone?

A

Tierra Fria

21
Q

Mexico City is in what district?

A

The Federal District

22
Q

What are the three largest Latin American countries in order from largest to smallest?

A

Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico

23
Q

Henquen farms have seen a rise or fall in twin sales in recent years?

24
Q

High oil prices in Mexico hardly affected living conditions for who?

A

Farms and poor communities

25
"City of the Dead"
Veracruz
26
Many of the people have moved into what city?
Mexico city
27
Mexico's population is how much mestizo?
60%
28
Where are Mexico's oil wells located?
Gulf coast
29
Where are Mexico's iron mines?
In the northern part of the country
30
When did Mexico's oil production increase?
In the 1940s, when it was nationalized