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1
An important river in the region is the Rio Bravo del Norte, which is called the _____ in the United States.
Rio Grande
Mississippi
Colorado Panama
Canal
2
Mexico and Central America form a(n) _____ that connects the two larger landmasses of North and South America.
archipelago
peninsula
plateau
isthmus
3
What are Mexico's most important resources?
gold and silver
iron ore and copper
oil and natural gas
fertile farmland
4
Which of the following are common natural occurrences in Mexico?
tsunamis
ice storms
tornadoes
earthquakes
5
Mexico and Central America lie along the _____ that rims the Pacific Ocean and causes earthquakes and volcanoes.
Central Plateau
Ring of Fire
Southern Highlands
Yucatán Peninsula
6
The heartland of Mexico is a vast highland region called the?
Sierra Madre Oriental
Sierra Madre Occidental
Central Plateau
Yucatán Peninsula
7
One of the three vertical climate zones in the region is
tierra caliente
, which has ________
a hot climate
a cold, chilly climate
a temperate climate
a rainy climate
8
Why has Mexico’s oil production declined since 2004?
Oil is not a good product to sell.
There is too much conflict in Mexico.
No one wants to buy the oil.
Its oil fields are old and starting to run out of oil.
9
In the video
Chiapas Coffee,
they said coffee was a cash crop
?
False
True
10
Mexico has a 1,951-mile (3,140-km) border with _____.
Canada
The United States
Latin America
Central America