Mexico

Question 0

rugged central plateau that makes up most of Mexico

Answer 0

Mexican plateau

Question 1

Country that is almost 3 times the size of Texas

Answer 1

Mexico

Question 2

Great mountain range that borders the Mexican plateau to the east

Answer 2

Sierra Madre Oriental

Question 3

place at southern end of the Mexican plateau where Mexico City is located

Answer 3

Valley of Mexico

Question 4

narrow strip of land connecting to larger land areas

Answer 4

ithsmus

Question 5

Mexico’s flattest region

Answer 5

Yucatán peninsula

Question 6

deep sigh depression that forms when the roof of the cave collapses

Answer 6

sinkhole

Question 7

Mexico is the world’s largest producer of this natural resource

Answer 7

Silver

Question 8

Mexico’s most valuable natural resources

Answer 8

petroleum

Question 9

place along which Mexico’s great oil and natural gas Fields are found

Answer 9

gulf of Mexico

Question 10

tenochtitlan what is the capital of the_Empire

Answer 10

aztec

Question 11

Spanish_or conquerors landed on the eastern coast of Mexico in 1519

Answer 11

conquistadores

Question 12

The Spaniards brought with the muskets and_which were unknown in the Americas at that time

Answer 12

horses

Question 13

the Spanish organized into old ejidos into_, largest states that were owned by wealthy families but worked by many peasants

Answer 13

haciendas

Question 14

Roman Catholic_try to convert the American Indians to Christianity

Answer 14

missionaries

Question 15

The open space or_in front of the Spanish church might become a center for the community

Answer 15

Plaza

Question 16

today the majority of Mexicans are_, people of mixed European and Indian ancestry

Answer 16

mestizos

Question 17

Mexico wanted independence from Spanish rule in the year_

Answer 17

1821

Question 18

on_is the largest state that is formed by workers who live on the property

Answer 18

plantation

Question 19

in 1992 Mexico joint Canada and the United States and saying the_or NAFTA

Answer 19

North American Free Trade Agreement

Question 20

how many states is Mexico have? 10, 31, 50, or 78

Answer 20

31

Question 21

The cultural political and economic center of Mexico is? Central Mexico, southern Mexico, northern Mexico, or greater Mexico City

Answer 21

greater Mexico City

Question 22

which of the following places has a terrible air pollution problem? Yucatán peninsula, Mexico City, monterrey, or cuidad juarez

Answer 22

Mexico City

Question 23

Mexico second largest city Guadalajara is located in? Central Mexico, the golf lowlands, southern Mexico, or Northern Mexico

Answer 23

Central Mexico

Question 24

many of the maquiladoras that lie along the Mexican side of the border region are owned by? British companies, Canadian companies, American companies, or French company’s

Answer 24

American companies

Question 25

The golf lowlands includes the important Seaport and communication center known as? Veracruz, cuidad juarez, monterrey, or Guadalajara

Answer 25

veracruz

Question 26

The gulf lowlands region has Rich deposits of? call a nickel, diamonds, oil and natural gas, or gold and silver

Answer 26

Oil & natural gas

Question 27

Southern Mexico is Mexico’s? wealthiest region, most urbanize region, most industrialized region, or poorest region

Answer 27

poorest region

Question 28

Central Mexico was once colonial Mexico’s great? Cattle ranching region, art creating region, grain producing region, or sheep raising region

Answer 28

grain producing region

Question 29

Mexico is the main route for smuggling drugs into? Canada, United States, Columbia, or Cuba

Answer 29

The United States