Chapter 7 & 8

Question 1

The Mexican Plateau is considered the heartland of Mexico because it is the most …..

Answer 1

most densely populated and most of Mexico’s food is grown there.

Question 2

The Rio Grande River is important because

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it borders the USA and it is not in Central Mexico where most of Mexico’s Rivers are located

Question 3

Mexico has few major rivers and natural lakes because

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it has a dry climate

Question 4

What are some things that influenced Mexico’s political and social structures?

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Indigenous peoples, Spanish conquerors, 1917 Constitution and Protests against European rulers

Question 5

Drug cartels have a powerful influence because they control …….

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different regions. Also because old and new cartels compete and have gun battles, massacres and other violence.

Question 6

Spanish missions expanded into large cities and people migrated to cities, this shaped

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Mexico’s population patterns.

Question 7

Spanish landowners paid the indigenous people very little for

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work on their estates. It was too hard for the indigenous people to make enough money to be independent.

Question 8

What factors contributed to Mexico’s higher standard of living compared to other Latin
American countries?

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Thousands of maquiladores (factories owned by foreign companies)

Question 9

Mexico’s resources are in jeopardy because of

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global climate change, a growing economy and environmental destruction.

Question 10

Large-scale urbanization has affected Mexico City. More than … There is a struggle for ……………………….. Sinkholes have appeared because ………………

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50% of the population lives below the poverty line.Their is a struggle for clean water and electricity and other basic resources.groundwater is being used.

Question 11

The Mexican government has put programs in place to……………….
What are the programs called?

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address pollution and resource management.They are Border 2020 and Deforestation and Forest Degradation.

Question 12

Most of the people of Central America are concentrated in…………..explain why.

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the Central Highland because the area has cooler climates, rainfall and many resources.

Question 13

Central American lakes and rivers are important to human system because they

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they aid
growth and development, they provide transportation and they provide drinking water
and irrigation.

Question 14

The Panama Canal allows ships to travel between the

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Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

Question 15

The location of Central America and the Caribbean in the Tropics affects the

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climate making it have high temperatures and abundant rainfall.

Question 16

The forced labor of colonialism influenced the history and government of

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Central America and the Caribbean.

Question 17

The movement for Haitian independence from European control came in the form of

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a successful slave revolt led by Francois Toussaint-Louverture.

Question 18

Most people in Central America and the Caribbean migrated to cities due to

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economic opportunities, or to escape civil war and instability.

Question 19

The culture of Central America and the Caribbean has been shaped by the blending of

Question 20

The culture of Central America and the Caribbean has been shaped by the blending of

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indigenous peoples, Asian people, European people and African people.

Question 21

What following factors maintained an unequal distribution of wealth in Central America and the Caribbean

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Hacienda system, Minifundia made Campesinos poor and reforms were difficult.

Question 22

Growing human needs affect resources and the environment in Central America and the……

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Caribbean due to strains and damages on the environment and the depletion of resources.

Question 23

Slash-and-burn farming causes soil to

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erode and it destroys forests.

Question 24

Coral Reefs and crops can be damaged by

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soil erosion and soil decline in Central and South America.

Question 25

Runoff from chemical fertilizers ….. Construction and farming also cause damage to coral reefs…..

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pesticides damages coral reefs.

- Due to soil erosion.

Question 26

Without biodiversity………… If this occurs, this cannot be used as……
Planting young trees is faster than allowing…….

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plant and animals are depleted or disappear.

• resources
• a forest to regenerate.