Chapter 7

Question 1

Western Mexico lies along the ring of fire with the Pacific tectonic plate collide with other tectonic plates T/F

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Mexico is the worlds leading producer of gold T/F

Answer 2

false

Question 3

Regional high-pressure systems in northern Mexico occasionally Cause…

Answer 3

Droughts

Question 4

What is the largest natural lake in Mexico?

Answer 4

Lake Chapala

Question 5

What do cattle ranchers anxiously await on the northern plateau each year?

Answer 5

Rain

Question 6

Why is the western Mexico subject to volcano eruptions

Answer 6

Because it is at the juncture of several tectonic plates

Question 7

Tierra helada, Terra templada and Terra caliente are examples of what

Answer 7

Elevated land

Question 8

What climate does northern Mexico have?

Answer 8

Arid

Question 9

What kind of biome does northern Mexico have in which cacti shrubs and shrub oak grow?

Answer 9

Chaparral

Question 10

What precious minerals is Mexico, the world leading producer

Answer 10

Silver

Question 11

What is Mexico, the leading producer of That is used to produce much of Mexico power supply

Answer 11

Fossil fuel

Question 12

Why is water scarcity a growing issue in Mexico?

Answer 12

It has a large and growing population, and only a few major rivers in lakes

Question 13

What is southern Mexico part of that connects North America and South America?

Answer 13

Land bridge

Question 14

What industry does Mexico’s location on the Gulf of Mexico enable?

Answer 14

Fishing

Question 15

Where does most of Mexico food growth come from?

Answer 15

Central plateau

Question 16

Vertical climate zones in Mexico are zones in which

Answer 16

Natural vegetation and crops vary by elevation

Question 17

After nearly 70 years of one party rule a member of an Opposition party one the presidency of Mexico in the 2000 election T/F

Answer 17

True

Question 18

What is it called when a large urban area such as Mexico City dominates the countries, political, cultural, and economic affairs

Answer 18

Primate city

Question 19

Diego Rivera was a Mexican artist who

Answer 19

Painted murals, often, depicting, political, and historical themes

Question 20

Who do parents and children often share their home with in Mexico?

Answer 20

Extended family

Question 21

What is it called during the colonial period when a blending of indigenous beliefs, and Catholicism occurred in Mexico

Answer 21

Syncretism

Question 22

What has dominated Mexican politics since 1929?

Answer 22

PRI

Question 23

Why is Mexico City considered to be a primate?

Answer 23

It is the largest city and the political, cultural and economic center of Mexico

Question 24

Who led the Spanish forces that invaded in concord the what in Mexico City

Answer 24

Hernan Cortez; Aztec

Question 25

Who are people whose ancestry includes both indigenous and Spanish heritage?

Answer 25

Mestizos

Question 26

In Mexico, who do many people live with including different generations of a family as well as cousins and other relatives

Answer 26

Extended family

Question 27

What are foreign factories located in Mexico along the border with the United States?

Answer 27

Maquiladoras

Question 28

What civilization in Mexico, engaged in long distance, trade and built huge stones cities that had been abandoned by the time the Spanish arrived

Answer 28

The Maya

Question 29

Of the 1800s Mexico was ruled over by a series of military what known as caudillos

Answer 29

Dictator

Question 30

Who built huge stone cities in the Yutan Peninsula, and engaged in trade with peoples in Central America

Answer 30

Maya

Question 31

Who ruled over peoples that they conquered from their capital tenochtitlan

Answer 31

Aztec

Question 32

What are the push and pull factors that encourage Mexican immigration to the United States?

Answer 32

Push-not enough jobs, not enough space, not enough resources
Pull-more jobs, more space, more resources

Question 33

Because Mexico has plenty of land for farming, ranchers, and farmers are being asked to donate land for Reforesting T/F

Answer 33

False

Question 34

Corporate logging and clearing of land for agriculture are the leading causes of deforestation in Mexico T/F

Answer 34

True

Question 35

Many buildings in Mexico City are tilting because parts of the city are built on steep hill sides T/F

Answer 35

False

Question 36

One criticism of the reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degration poke program has been that It enables companies to buy rather than reduce pollution.

Answer 36

Enables companies to buy carbon credits rather than reduce pollution

Question 37

In Mexico City residence have been encouraged to use bicycles in order to reduce what in the city

Answer 37

Pollution

Question 38

In semi arid regions of Mexico, global climate change has caused increased what

Answer 38

Increased desertification

Question 39

What causes land Subsidence in Mexico City

Answer 39

The draining of underground water reserves

Question 40

What is technological and economic growth that does not deplete the human and natural resources of a given area

Answer 40

Sustainable development

Question 41

What is contributing to desertification in northern Mexico?

Answer 41

An increase in drought in recent years

Question 42

The mayor of Mexico City launched programs to reduce pollution in the city by encouraging more use of what

Answer 42

Encouraging more use of bicycles

Question 43

What are two causes of deforestation in mexico

Answer 43

Corporate lodging, and the clearing of land for agriculture

Question 44

One effect of land subsidence is the creation of what?

Answer 44

Sinkholes

Question 45

Mexico City geography makes air pollution a greater problem because it is located in a what which often traps carbon emissions

Answer 45

In a valley which often trapped carbon emissions