Geo Ch.10 Terms

Question 0

Veracruz

Answer 0

An important seaport and communications center (pg. 231)

Question 1

Isthmus

Answer 1

Narrow strip of land with water on either side connecting two larger land areas (pg. 222)

Question 2

Orizaba

Answer 2

The highest mountain in southeast Mexico City (soars to 18,700ft) (pg. 222)

Question 3

Conquistadors

Answer 3

Spanish conquerors of foreign lands during the colonial era (pg. 225)

Question 4

Mestizos

Answer 4

People of mixed European and American Indian ancestry (pg. 226)

Question 5

Plantation

Answer 5

Large farms that produce one major crop often for export (pg. 168)

Question 6

Hacienda

Answer 6

Large Spanish colonial estate usually owned by wealthy families but worked by many peasants (pg. 225)

Question 7

Mexico City

Answer 7

Capital of Mexico located in the Valley of Mexico (pg. 222)

Question 8

Cash crops

Answer 8

Crops grown for sale in a market (pg. 230)

Question 9

Sinkhole

Answer 9

A steep-sided depression that forms when the roof of a cave collapses (pg. 222)

Question 10

Guadalajara

Answer 10

Mexico’s 2nd largest city located in the Mexican Plateau (pg. 230) w

Question 11

Maquiladoras

Answer 11

Special factories in Mexico owned mainly by American companies (pg. 232)