Mexico Flashcards
The two mountain ranges that dominate Mexico?
Sierra Madre Occidental
Sierra Madre Oriental
What is between the two mountains?
Plateau of Mexico
What’s kind of landform is the Yucatán region?
Peninsula
Why is the central Plateau Mexico’s most important and popular region?
Rich soil/plenty of rainfall
4/5ths of the countries population lives here
What four tectonic plates intersect the central plateau?
North American Plate
Caribbean Plate
Pacific Plate
Cocos Plate
Tectonic plates cause?
Mexico to be geologically unstable
Why is elevation a key factor in the climate of the central plateau?
Keeps temp average around 72
Elevation is about 7,000 ft
Big tourist attraction
The four geographic regions of Mexico?
Northern Pacific Coast
Southern Pacific Coast
Gulf Coastal Plain
Yucatán Peninsula
Which region of Mexico is dry, hot, and sparsely populated?
Northern Pacific coast
What is the artificial watering of land called?
Irrigation
What region of Mexico is the Sierra Madre Del Sur located in?
And what is the most important economic activity?
Southern Pacific Coast
And
Tourism
What region of Mexico is one of the world’s major oil-producing areas?
Gulf Coastal Plain
The region of Mexico that is flat but NOT good for farming?
Yucatán Peninsula
Three cultures make up Mexico, what are they?
Native American
Spanish
Mestizo
People with mixed Native American and European ancestry are called?
Mestizo
The Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs?
Hernan Cortes
The Native American group that dominated central Mexico?
Aztecs
The Aztec Capital?
Tenochtitlan
Those born in Spain and held high official positions were called?
Peninsulares
People of Spanish ancestry born in the Americas?
Criollos
Large estates of land usually run as farms or cattle ranches?
Haciendas
The labor system established in the Americas, which used the Native Americans as slaves.
Ecomienda
The criollo priest who called for rebellion against the Spanish rule?
Miguel Hidalgo
When did the Mexican Revolution start and what government was put in place afterwards?
Democratic
The political party that dominated Mexican politics for many decades?
Institutional Revolutionary Party
Buying and breaking up large haciendas which weee then given to landless farmers?
Land redistribution
Farmland owned collectively by members of a rural community
Ejidos
Growing only enough crops to meet their families needs?
Subsistence Farming
Commercial farms owned by a private individual or farming company?
Latifundias
Farm crops grown for sale and profit?
Cash crops
Workers that travel from place to place for work?
Migrant workers
A trade agreement designed to compete with the European Union?
NAFTA
Countries apart of the NAFTA
United States
Canada
Mexico
Mexicos most important economic activities?
Tourism and Oil
These are favorite that assemble products almost exclusively for consumers in the United States?
Maquiladoras
The Spanish explorers who came from Spain to North America where called?
Conquistadors
