Mexico

Question 1

Peninsula

Answer 1

A price of land surrounded by three sides of water

Question 2

Baja California

Answer 2

A peninsula in Mexico that stretches in the Pacific Ocean

Question 3

Gulf of Mexico

Answer 3

A large gulf (body of water) of the southeastern coast of North America.

Question 4

Yucatán peninsula

Answer 4

A large peninsula that separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico.

Question 5

Sierra madre.

Answer 5

“Mother range”, the chief mountain range in Mexico.

Question 6

Empires

Answer 6

land with different territories and people under a single ruler.

Question 7

Mestizos

Answer 7

A person of mixed European and Indian ancestors.

Question 8

Missions

Answer 8

Church outposts

Question 9

Miguel hidalgo

Answer 9

Catholic priest who lead a revolt against Spanish rule around 1810.

Question 10

Haciendas

Answer 10

A huge expanse of farm or ranch land granted to the favored people of Spanish ancestry.

Question 11

Benito Juarez

Answer 11

The first president with Indian ancestry.

Question 12

Inflation

Answer 12

The rise in prices that occur when currency loses it’s buying power.

Question 13

Slash-and-burn agriculture

Answer 13

The practice of burning forests in order to clear land for planting.

Question 14

Cash crop

Answer 14

A crop that farmers grow mainly to sell for a profit.

Question 15

Mexico City

Answer 15

The capital of Mexico

Question 16

Vicente Fox

Answer 16

Elected in 2000, the first president to represent a different political party in 71 years

Question 17

Smog

Answer 17

A mixture of fog, smoke, and chemicals

Question 18

Maquiladoras

Answer 18

US or other foreign-owned factories in Mexico

Question 19

What are the early cultures in Mexico? When did they start and end?

Answer 19

Olmec- 1500bc
The maya- AD 250-900
The Aztec- 1325-1521

Question 20

How many distinct culture regions does Mexico have?

Answer 20

Four

Question 21

Trucks bring cash crops from Mexico to…

Answer 21

United States

Question 22

The border between Mexico and Texas is…

Answer 22

Rio bravo/ rio grande

Question 23

How many cities are part of Mexico City?

Answer 23

50

Question 24

Mexico two peninsulas are…

Answer 24

Baja California and Yucatán peninsula

Question 25

What civilization do the scholars not know why it crashed so suddenly?

Answer 25

The Maya

Question 26

In 1521 Hernán Cortés claimed land for...

Answer 26

Spain

Question 27

What method did many farmers use to clear land for planting?

Answer 27

Slash-and-burn agriculture

Question 28

Rio bravo

Answer 28

Mexican name for the river known as the rio grande in the United States; forms a border between Mexico and Texas

Question 29

What are some cash crops in Mexico?

Answer 29

Sugarcane and coffee

Question 30

What lies in Mexico along the border of The United States?

Answer 30

The fastest growing industrial centers.

Question 31

Mexico's coastal resorts along with Aztec and maya monuments attract many what?

Answer 31

Tourists

Question 32

Why do most Mexicans speak Spanish?

Answer 32

Spa oars came and claimed Mexico. They were a big influence.

Question 33

Priests taught natives Spanish at church outposts called...

Answer 33

Missions

Question 34

Mayans studied what? Mayans developed what?

Answer 34

Stars, a detailed calendar

Question 35

To whom did the Spanish monarch grant haciendas?

Answer 35

People of Spanish ancestry.

Question 36

When, approximately, do the Mayan civilization collapse?

Answer 36

900 AD

Question 37

In what part of Mexico are Indian languages most common?

Answer 37

Southern Mexico.

Question 38

Where did the Olmec live?

Answer 38

Southern coast of the Gulf of Mexico.

Question 39

What is the vegetation like in northern Mexico?

Answer 39

There isn't much much vegetation, the land is too dry.

Question 40

What is the climate like in Mexico's mountain valleys?

Answer 40

Mild climate

Question 41

What were Mexico's most valuable resources before oil?

Answer 41

Minerals like gold and silver.

Question 42

What is the pollution problem in Mexico City?

Answer 42

Smog