Chpt 8 - Mexico

Mexico's most valuable mining resource is__?

What is the name of the rugged cental region of Mexico?

The raised fields created by the Aztecs were called__?

___is a mixture of smoke, chemicals, and fog.

The Olmec Indians developed a form of the __ game.

On the far south of Mexico, ---- miles separate the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.

Mexico produces large amounts of minerals; copper, lead, gold, and __.

What is the name for the foreign owned factories located in northern Mexico?

What is Mexico's most important energy resource?

More than 20 million people live here.

Day of the Dead is an example of ?

What are people of Indian and European descent called?

What was the biggest factor in the conquering of the people of Mexico?

The highest peak in Mexico is__.

Most of Mexico's sunny beaches are found on the coast of __?

Mexico has this kind of economy.

What was the food the common people of Mexico could eat?

The death toll  during the time of the Spanish explorers greatly weakened the___.

There are two major mountain ranges in Mexico,__on the east,___on the west.

Who began a revolt against Spanish rule?

How many states does Mexico have?

Mexico's Peninsula shares a border with __?

A forest area burned and cleared to use for farming is__.

Land the Indians of Mexico worked in large groups.

What was the biggest factor in the conquering of the people of Mexico?

Mexico is the ___ largest producer of oil/petroleum in the world.

After many natives died from diseases, who was brought to Mexico to work in their place?

What is a  limited resource in Mexico?

The narrowest land mass between the two coast of Mexico is___.

Mexico's long coast is on the ___

Hernan Cortes , a Spanish explorer arrived in Mexico in what year?

Another name for a farm given to the Mexican/Indians by the Spanish is called__?

One of Mexico's most prosperous and modern regions is___Mexico.

The Mayan Indians developed__?

What commom climates are found throughout Mexico?

The Yucatan Peninsula's economy relies mostly on __.

What are the people of Mexico of Indian and African heritage called?

What type of insect migrates south to the mountains of Central Mexico for the winter?

In Mexico, ethnic identity is associated more with ___ than with ancestry.

What three countries belong to NAFTA?

The Mayan grew their crops on __hills.

One major indicator of a person's ethnic identity is their__?

Many varieties of cactus survive in Mexico's Sonoran Desert?

The same river separates Mexico and the U.S.  On the U.S. side the river is called__.

What were the Spaniards first interested in doing in Mexico?

What is a steep sided depression formed when the roof of a cave collapses?

The Inca Indians developed::?

Most of Mexico's climate is__?

The Maya developed their culture in the tropical rain forests of___ Mexico.

Who was the president of Mexico in 2000?

Only rich people of early Mexico were allowed to eat__?

After many natives died from diseases, who was brought to Mexico to work in their place?

Catholic Churches in Mexico celebrate this the same time as "Day of the Dead."

What is inflation?

When did the Partido Revolucionario Institutional (PRI) lose control of Mexico?

Tropical rainforests in Mexico provide homes for__?

What latitude does Mexico extend to?

The Aztec capital is--?

These Indians of ancient Mexico had human sacrifices.

When did Mexico begin to export oil?

About what percent of Mexico's people are Roman Catholic?

Mexico shares a border with?

The Maya dug___to help grow their crops.

What modern day state first broke away from Mexico?