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BJU Cultural Geography Chapter 9
BJU Cultural Geography Chapter 9
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A high-tech city about 150 miles south of the border
Monterrey
Tijuana
Chihuahua
Torreón
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The Grand Canyon of Mexico
Hacienda
Grand Canyon
Copper Canyon
Isthmus
3
Mountain range on Mexico’s west coast
Sierra Madre Occidental
Sierra Madre Oriental
Alps
Appalachian Mountains
4
Kind of cacti in Mexico
Aloe Vera
Saguaro cacti
5
What Spanish called Indians, means,”unskilled laborer”
Haciendas
Peones
Mestizos
Ejidos
6
Largest and most populous island in West Indies
Puerto Rico
Cuba
Haiti
Dominican Republic
7
Islands between Florida and S. America ( about 1,000 islands )
Philippines
Florida barrier islands
West Indies
Central America
8
A mix of French and African words spoken in Haiti
Cajun
French
Creole
Haitian
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People with mixed Spanish and Indian ancestry
Ejidos
Hijos
Mestizos
Coups
10
People group settled Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, and Honduras
Spanish
Mayas
Incas
Aztecs
11
The southernmost state of Mexico
Chiapas
Tamaulipas
Guanajuato
Puebla
12
Cut into the land in Panama to connect the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans
Gulf of Mexico
Erie Canal
San José Canal
Panama Canal
13
Island with 2 countries on it - Haiti and the Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo
Jamaica
Hispaniola
Havana
14
People with mixed European and African ancestry
Juntas
Peones
Mestizos
Mulattoes
15
Lies on the Gulf Coastal Plain at the gateway to Mexico City and the Mesa Central
Veracruz
Mexican Plateau
Mexico City
Sonoran Desert
16
Was a Spanish colony for 150 years until captured by British in 1655
Puerto Rico
Bahamas
Haiti
Jamaica
17
Title of the chapter
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Middle America
18
Rebel leader in 1959, established first Communist gov’t in Western Hemisphere
Fidel Castro
Santa Ana
Carlos Morales
Juan Sanchez
19
The peninsula south of California
Mexico
Mexican Peninsula
Baja California
Yucatán Peninsula
20
He largest city in the Western Hemisphere is _________
Rio De Janero (Brazil)
Lima (Peru)
Sãl Paulo (Brazil)
Mexico City (Mexico)
21
Mountain range on Mexico’s east coast
Sierra Madre Oriental
Sierra Madre Occidental
Mexican Mountains
Rocky Mountains
22
Four largest islands in West Indies forming the western “range” are called
Barrier islands
Greater Antilles
West West Indies
Bahamas
23
Capital of Cuba
Havana
Mexico City
Cuba City
Santo Domingo
24
Northern border town
Juárez
Cancún
Mexico City
Tijuana
25
Consists of the nations and islands that lie between the U.S. and South America
Mexico
Mexico
Honduras
Middle America
26
“Southern” Sierra Madre which runs parallel to the southern curve of the Pacific coast
Sierra Madre Del Sur
Sierra Madre Mountains
Sierra Madre Occidental
Sierra Madre Oriental
27
A region connecting two larger regions
Land
Bridge
Strait
Land Bridge
28
Strange mix of West African spirit worship, black magic, and elements of Roman Catholicism
YooGoo
Flex Tape
Booroo
Voodoo
29
Narrow land bridge connecting Mexico and S. America
Hidalgo
Golden Gate Bridge
Isthmus
Coahuila
30
Kind of farming introduced by early Europeans
Animal Husbandry
Agriculture
Plantation economy
Farming
31
Covers much of Mexico
Sonoran Desert
Mexican Plateau
Northern Plateau
Sierra Madre Oriental
32
Face the prevailing southwesterly winds from the Atlantic Ocean
Leeward islands
Windward islands
Lesser Antilles
Greater Antilles
33
Capital of Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo
Mexico City
Hispaniola
Havana
34
Region of seven countries
South America
North America
Central America
Africa
35
Pacific Ocean counterpart contributes ~$10 billion in tourist industry
Gulf of California
Gulf of Mexico
Cancun
Acapulco
36
Upper area between the 2 Sierra Madre ranges
Copper Canyon
Mexican Plateua
Altitude zone
Northern Plateau
37
Popular tourist destination on Yucatan Peninsula
Cancun
Mexico City
Veracruz
Tijuana
38
Especially ingenious in building empire, capital was Tenochtitlán
Incas
Mayas
Inuits
Aztecs
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Land grants
Peones
Ejidos
Mestizos
Haciendas
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Councils of military and civilian leaders
Haciendas
Zacatecas
Mulattoes
Juntas
41
Promised land reform, but committed human rights violations
Contras
Leaders
Dictators
Sandinistas
42
Cluster of coral islands north of Greater Antilles
Cuba
Bahamas
Haiti
Puerto Rico
43
Vast ranches build by Spanish
Coups
Peones
Haciendas
Mestizos
44
Capital of Mexico
Tijuana
Cancun
Veracruz
Mexico City
45
Bay east of Mexico
Bay of Campeche
Bay of Fundy
Hacienda
Gulf of Mexico
46
Northern islands of the Lesser Antilles form the Virgin Islands to Dominica
Greater Antilles
Windward islands
Leeward islands
Lesser Antilles
47
Name of an altitude zone
Tiara Helado
Hace Frio
Tierra Templada
Tierra Caliente
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Was ( and is ) a U.S. territory after the Spanish- American War
Panama
Costa Rica
Haiti
Puerto Rico
49
Bordered by the two Sierra Madres and dominates the landscape of Mexico
Mexico
Northern Plateau
Copper Canyon
Mexican Plateau
50
Region south of North America consisting of Middle America and South America
Latin America
Africa
The Caribbean
Mexico
51
Sudden, illegal gov’t overthrow my military officer or gov’t official
Chiapas
Ejido
Coup
Dictator
52
Chain of smaller islands that form the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea
Lesser Antilles
British isles
Islands
Greater Antilles
53
Puerto Rico votes to become a(n) _____ of the U.S. in 1951
State
Ally
Commonwealth
County
