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Mexico Flashcards

1
Q

Mexico’s Independence Day

A

Sep 16

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2
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What does NAFTA stand for? Who signed it?

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North America Free Trade Agreement; US, Canada, Mexico

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3
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Mexican currency

A

Mexican Peso

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4
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What is required for entry to Mexico?

A

Multiple Migratory Form for Foreigners (FMM)

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5
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What is the most dominant religion in Mexico?

A

Roman Catholic

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6
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National Airline

A

Aero Mexico

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7
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Low cost airline

A

Viva Aerobus

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8
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IATA code for Mexico City

A

MEX

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9
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IATA code for Mazatlan

A

MZT

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10
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IATA code for Puerto Vallarta

A

PVR

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11
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IATA code for Acapulco

A

ACA

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12
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IATA code for Cancun

A

CUN

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13
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Who overthrew Tenochtitlan?

A

Hernandez Cortes

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14
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A

Pinata

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15
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A

Tortilla

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16
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Mexican government is

A

Federal Republic

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17
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A famous Mexican mural painter

A

Diego Rivera

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18
Q

The long peninsula that extends south along Mexico’s west coast is

A

Baja California

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19
Q

Mexico City faces serious air pollution from

A

Smog

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20
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River that borders Mexico and US (Texas)

A

Rio Grande

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21
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Body of water that borders Mexico on the east is

A

Gulf of Mexico

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22
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The peninsula that cuts into the Gulf of Mexico

A

Yucatan Peninsula

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23
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The mountain range found in eastern Mexico is

A

Sierra Madre Oriental

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24
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The mountain range found in south Mexico is

A

Sierra Madre del Sur

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25
Q

Who built Tenochtitlan?

A

Aztec

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26
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Tenochtitlan is the present-day

A

Mexico City

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27
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Mexico is a ________ colony

A

Spanish

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28
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Mexico became independent in

A

1821

29
Q
A

Zocalo, central plaza

30
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Acapulco

A

Beach Resort

31
Q

Cabo San Lucas

A

Beach

32
Q

Chichen Itza

A

Ancient

33
Q

Cozumel

A

Beach

34
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Cuernavaca

A

Colonial

35
Q

Guadalajara

A

Colonial

36
Q

Huatulco

A

Beach

37
Q

Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo

A

Beach

38
Q

La Paz

A

Beach

39
Q

Manzanillo

A

Beach

40
Q

Merida

A

Colonial

41
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Mexico City

A

Colonial

42
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Morelia

A

Colonial

43
Q

Oaxaca

A

Colonial

44
Q

Palenque

A

Ancient

45
Q

Playa del Carmen

A

Beach

46
Q

Puebla

A

Colonial

47
Q

Puerto Vallarta

A

Beach

48
Q

Mazatlan

A

Beach

49
Q

Taxco

A

Colonial

50
Q

Tenochtitlan

A

Ancient

51
Q

Teotihuacan

A

Ancient

52
Q

Tulum

A

Ancient

53
Q

Uxmal

A

Ancient

54
Q

Veracuz

A

Colonial

55
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Zacatecas

A

Colonial

56
Q

Where do the Acapulco Cliff Divers perform?

A

La Quebrada

57
Q
A

Church of Guadalupe in PVR

58
Q

What is the name of the arena in Mazatlan where tourists can see a bullfight?

A

Plaza De Toros

59
Q

Where in Mexico City can we see Mariachi bands?

A

Plaza Garibaldi

60
Q
A

Lucha Libre

61
Q

When is “Day of the Dead Festival”?

A

Between Oct 31st and Nov 2nd

62
Q
A

Jarabe Tapatio

63
Q

Mexico’s most visited Mayan site

A

Chichén Itzá

64
Q

Who was the last independent ruler of Aztec Empire?

A

Montezuma II

65
Q

Who is the “Father of Mexican Independence”?

A

Miguel Hidalgo

66
Q

He helped end the 30-year dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz and establish a constitutional Republic

A

Francisco Madero

67
Q

Where was the Summer Olympics held in 1968?

A

Mexico City

68
Q
A

El Arco, Cabo San Lucas (Gulf of California + Pacific Ocean)

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