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Middle School vocabulary for Mexico
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To change an economy to rely more on manufacturing and less on farming.
Industrialize
capitalism
plaza
hieroglyphics
2
Mexico City faces serious air pollution from a mixture of fog and chemicals called
radiation
smog
level orange
acid fog
3
Of the following, who was NOT part of the commoner class?
merchants
nobles
artists
priests
4
Shiny, usually green gemstone
green opals
agate
jade
emerald
5
Small plot of where a farmer grows only enough food to feed his own family.
ranch
plantation
subsistence farm
small farm
6
North or south of the equator, measured by lines that are in degrees north or south
altitude
tropic of cancer
longitude
latitude
7
Wall painting
pictograph
latex
hacienda
mural
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Violent tropical storm with high winds and heavy rains
blizzard
tornado
downpour
hurricane
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Person who travels from place to place to plant or harvest
drifter
immigrant
apple pickers
migrant worker
10
Form of writing that uses signs and symbols.
Hieroglyphics
etymology
ancient script
murals
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Cowhand
Maquiladora
vaquero
Cowboy Bill
rustler
12
Narrow strip of land that joins two larger landmasses
isthmus
land bridge
island
peninsula
13
Government divided between national and state powers
democracy
federal republic
socialism
communism
14
Money owed by a nation's government
national debt
indebtedness
interest rate
bankrupt
15
Public square
parking lot
courtyard
plaza
adobe
16
Who made up the top class of the Aztec society?
emperor
merchants
serfs
priests
17
One of the largest cities in the world is
Moscow
St. Louis
San Francisco
Mexico City
18
Mexico's mountain ranges create three
economic regions
latitude zones
altitude zones
mestizos
19
Band that plays traditional Mexican music.
dansband
jazz
klezmer band
mariachi
20
The climate zone found at the top of Mexico's mountain is the
sierra madre
tierra fria
tierra caliente
tierra templada
21
Sun-dried clay bricks
pavers
concrete blocks
adobe
landscaping bricks
22
Active volcano zone that Mexico borders
Caliente mountains
Fire Islands
lava Islands
Ring of Fire
23
Thin, flat bread
pita
cracker
matzoh
tortilla
24
Culturally, Mexico is part of
North America
Latin America
US
South America
25
Large Ranch
hacienda
farmland acreage
Mexican farm
plantation
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Hard, black glass created by the cooled molten lava of a volcano
Onyx
hematite
Jasper
Obsidian
27
Height above sea level
equator
latitude
longitude
altitude
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Thick haze of fog and chemicals
fog
level orange
acid rain
smog
29
Mexico's form of government is
federal republic
monarchy
dictatorship
democracy
30
As Mexico industrialized, it became less of a country of
megalopolis
towns and cities
co ops
farms and villages
31
Large farm that grows a single crop for sale.
large ranch
Plantation
large farm
maquiladora
32
Native American name for corn.
creamed Corn
maize
Indian corn
turkey wheat
33
Factory that assembles parts made in other countries.
Adobe
service industry
Maquiladora
plaza
34
Business that provides services to people instead of producing goods.
farmers
service industry
small factories
store clerks
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Piece of land with water on three sides
land bridge
island
Isthmus
peninsula