Mexico Vocab Quiz

Heritage from one's family line (lineage). Usually influences one's race, ethnicity and culture

Aztec language that contributed many words to modern Spanish.

Person of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry.

The height above sea level.

Depression on the surface of the land caused by the collapse of a cave roof.

Money sent to another place.

Channel that moves water over a long distance.

Power produced by water-driven turbines.

A system of writing that consists mostly of pictures and symbols also known as pictographs.

What is Mexico a member of that allows for free trade in North America?

Another word for corn.

A system of two or more mountain ranges that run parallel to each other.

What is the capital of Mexico?

Armed rebellion in which the Mexicans fought for political and social reform.

Outbreak of disease that spreads widely and quickly.

Spanish word for "conquerer"...

Society with a highly developed culture, government, religion, record keeping and technology.

To supply water to means...

The development of a world economy based on free trade that uses labor from other countries.

A factory in Mexico run by a foreign company that exports products to its own country.

Tools and ornaments that show something about how a culture lived.

A group of plants and animals that depend on each other and their environment for survival.

A group of people governed by one ruler through military conquest.

Plateau in Central Mexico lying between the Sierra Madre Oriental Range and Sierra Madre Occidental Range.

The study of the stars and planets