mexico review. acapulco, mazatlan, and cancun are popular ________________ cities
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Mexico Review
Acapulco, Mazatlan, and Cancun are popular ________________ cities.
coastal
Most of northern Mexico is ________.
dry
List three climates found in Mexico.
Savanna, humid tropical, desert
The coastal and mountain valleys havea ________ climate, which has causedmany Mexican people to settle there.
mild
List three threats to Mexico.
volc
anoe
s
earthquake
drought
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Mount ______ is the highest peak amongthe mountains south of Mexico City.
Pico Orizaba(Mount Orizaba)
The vegetation of northern Mexico can be described as...
Desert ScrubDry Grassland
Water is a scarce natural resource in_____________ Mexico.
northern
List three cultures that existed inMexico before the Spanish.
Olmec, Aztec, Maya
Mexico produces ________ amounts of Copper, gold, lead, and zinc.
large
Cortes and his men gave the name______ _______ to the territory they
had conquered.
New Spain
__________ improved Mexico’s economy.
NAFTA
An argument about a _________ led thewar between Mexico and the U.S.
border
__________ have taken over the majorityof Mexican farmland.
Ejidos
__________ is a major indicator of Ethnic identity.
language
Tourism, farming, and industry are anImportant part of Mexico’s __________.
economy
The __________ is the poorest part of Mexico.
south
Pollution is a problem in Mexico becausesurrounding ___________ trap smog.
mountains
Southern Mexico has had difficultyWith _____________, ____________,
and __________________.
Lack of industry
Widespread corruptions
Peasant uprising
Since wages are lower, many _______ companies have built companies
in Mexico.
foreign
The ___ ______ forms the border between Mexico and Texas.
The Rio Bravo
Northern Mexico has a _______and _______ climate.
Hot and dry
A system in which a central powerControls a number of territories
Is known as a(n) __________.
empire
________ are lands that Mexican IndianCommunities owned and
Worked in groups.
Ejidos
The Spanish monarch granted___________ to men he favored.
haciendas
On the border between the U.S. andMexico, Ciudad ________ is a quicklygrowing industrial center.
Juarez
The capital of Mexico and one of the mostPolluted cities in the world is ______ _____.
Mexico City
The name given to the territoryconquered by Cortez and theSpanish is _______ ________.
New Spain
__________ is Mexico’s mostimportant resource.
Petroleum
The _______ __________ religion isthe most practiced.
Roman Catholic
People of mixed Africanand European ancestry.
mulattoes
Church outposts scattered throughout northern Mexico
missions
Rise in a price that occurs whencurrency loses its buying powers
inflation
Mixture of chemicals, smoke, and fog
smog
Produced primarily to sell, rather thanFor the farmer to eat
Cash crops
Widespread outbreak of disease
epidemic
Factories in Mexico that are ownedBy companies based in other countries
maquiladoras
What the Spanish called people of mixed Indian and European ancestry
mestizos
Rapidly growing city along theMexico U.S. border
Tijuana
Steep-sided depression created whenThe roof of a cave collapses
sinkhole
Raised fields of agriculture in Swampy lakes of central Mexico
chinampas
Why are tourists attracted to Mexico
Pristine beachesAncient ruins
Tropical climate
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