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Mexico Physical Features and Climate
Mexico Physical Features and Climate
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Mexico climate and physical features
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1
What has the tropical climates done for Mexico?
Erosion and sink holes
Economic stimulus because of tourism
Desert plateaus with scrub forests
Different elevations and cold climates
2
Find the correct name(s) of the peninsula(s) in Mexico
Baja California and Tehuantepec
Yucatan and Guatemala
Guatemala and Tehuantepec
Yucatan and Baja California
3
Desert plans and dry grasslands describes the vegetation in what part of Mexico
highlands
valley
northern
southern
4
The Gulf of Mexico creates what border for Mexico?
south
east
north
west
5
The "mother range" is Mexican word for what?
Sierra Madre Mts
Mexican Plateau
Yucatan Peninsula
Baja California
6
What is the climate like in Mexico's mountain valleys?
hot
humid
mild
cold
7
Land surrounded on three sides by water is known as
an isthmus
a peninsula
a fjord
an island
8
The Mexican Plateau
is located between two mountain ranges
runs along Baja California
on the Yucatan Peninsula
creates the border between the US and Mexico
9
What is the Rio Bravo River known as in the US?
Rio Grande
Baja California
Rio Madre
Gulf of California
10
The major physical feature that forms a natural border between the US and Mexio
Rio Bravo River
Mexican Plateau
Yucatan Peninsula
Sierra Madre Mtn
11
Before oil, what were Mexico's most valuable resources?
natural gas
minerals
coal
rich soils
