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Mexico Review
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A review of the Mexico unit.
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1
What is the river that forms the border between US and Mexico?
Gulf of California
Rio Grande
Gulf of Mexico
Lerma River
2
When did Mexico gain its independence from Spain?
1821
1931
1867
1929
3
What is the name given to a city made up of several large and small cities?
Land Bridge
Megacity
Chaparral
Primate City
4
What present day city was the center of the Aztec Empire?
Merida
Mexico City
Puebla
Guadalajara
5
Above what percentage of the Mexican population lives under the poverty level?
50%
55%
45%
60%
6
What has rural to urban migration led to in regards to the surrounding land?
Cleared the land
Higher water supply
Higher timber
Beautified the land
7
What is the name given to military dictators of Mexico?
Conquistadors
Caudillos
Reyes
Maquiladoras
8
In Mexico City, residents have been encouraged to use bicycles in order to do what?
Raise money for charity
End the obesity epidemic
Increase highway safety
Reduce air pollution in the city
9
Mexico is the world's leading producer in what precious mineral?
Gold
Silver
Mercury
Zinc
10
In Mexico, parents and children often share their home with whom?
Neighbors & Friends
Livestock
Extended family
Boarders & Tenants
11
What is a city that dominates the country's political, economic, and cultural affairs?
Suburbia
Metropolis
Megacity
Primate City
12
Who was conquered by the conquistador Hernan Cortes?
Nomads
Aztecs
Spanish
Mayans
13
Diego Rivera painted what famous mural?
From Conquered to Caudillos
From Conquered to 1821
From Conquest to 1930
From Conquest to Freedom
14
What is the point behind REDD+?
Loves the greenhouse gasses
Increases greenhouse gasses
Incentives to lower greenhouse gasses
Forces the decrease of greenhouse gasses
15
How did the Spanish landowners treat the indigenous workers?
Gave land
Paid them little
Paid them a lot
Forced slavery
16
What is the name given to foreign owned manufacturing companies?
Maquiladoras
Ecomiendas
Empresarios
Haciendas
17
Who was one of the first large civilizations located in the south of Mexico?
Nomads
Aztecs
Spanish
Mayans
18
Why is western Mexico subject to volcanic eruptions?
Part of the ring of fire
Deep fissures during last ice age
Borders the Mariana Trench
Juncture of several tectonic plates
19
What three countries joined NAFTA in 1992?
Mexico, US, & Britain
US, Canada, & Britain
Mexico, Canada, & Britain
US, Canada, & Mexico
20
What are
tierra helada, tierra fria, tierra templada,
and
tierra caliente
examples of?
Vertical climate zones
Tropical storms
Seasonal winds
Regional biomes
21
What is the name of the biome for Northern Mexico?
Grassland
Chaparral
Tundra
Savanna
22
What non-government entity has influence on Mexico's government?
Caudillos
Political Activists
Maquiladoras
Drug Cartels
23
Other than a specific mineral, Mexico is a leading producer of what other natural resource?
Petroleum
Coal
Biofuel
Hydrogen-cell
24
What separates the Baja Peninsula from the northern coast of Mexico?
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of California
Rio Grande
Lerma River
25
What can occur because of the regional high-pressure systems in Northern Mexico?
Hurricanes
Tornadoes
Flooding
Droughts
