Mexico

Question 1

Rio Bravo

Answer 1

A major river dividing the US and Mexico.

Question 2

Peninsula

Answer 2

A piece of landsurrounded on three sides by water

Question 3

Baja California

Answer 3

A peninsula off the gulf of california

Question 4

Gulf of Mexico

Answer 4

A body of water seprated from the Caribbean Sea by a part of Mexico called the Yucatan Peninsula.

Question 5

Sierra Madre

Answer 5

A long mountain range consisting of 3 diffrent Mnt. ranges. (mother range)

Question 6

Empire

Answer 6

A land with different territories and peoples under a single ruler.

Question 7

Mestizos

Answer 7

Spaniards called people of mixed European and Indian ancestry.

Question 8

Missions

Answer 8

Church outposts

Question 9

Haciendas

Answer 9

A huge expanses of farm or ranch land.

Question 10

Inflation

Answer 10

A rise in prices that occurs when currency loses its buying power.

Question 11

Slash-and-burn Agriculture

Answer 11

The praticce of burning forest in order to clear land for planting.

Question 12

Cash crop

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Mexico City

Answer 13

The worlds second largest city and one of the most densely populated urban areas.

Question 14

Smog

Answer 14

A mixture of smoke, chemicals, and fog.

Question 15

Maquiladoras

Answer 15

U.S and foreign-owned factories

Question 16

Yucatan Peninsula

Answer 16

A piece of land seprating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.