Mexico Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
How many regions of Mexico are there? | 5 |
What is a hacienda? | Large Spanish-owned farm |
What does NAFTA stand for? | North America Free Trade Agreement |
What is the capital of Mexico? | Mexico City |
What are some major economic activities of Mexico? | Agriculture, Mining, Tourism. |
What is the Mountain Range on the western coast of Mexico? | Sierra Madre Occidental |
What is the Mountain Range on the eastern coast of Mexico? | Sierre Madre Oriental |
What is the Mountain Range on the southern coast of Mexico? | Sierra Madre Del Sur |
What is irrigation? | The artificial watering of farmland. |
What region lies between the three mountain ranges? | Central Plateau |
The central plateau has a mild climate. True or False. | True |
What is the major oil producing region? | Gulf Coastal Plain |
What region has little farmland, so economic activity is tourism? | Southern Pacific Coast |
The Yucatan Peninsula's major economic activity is agriculture. True or False? | False. The major economic activity is tourism. |
The Northern Pacific Coast is densely populated. True or False. | False. Sparsely populated. |
Which region has the Mayan Ruins? | Yucatan Peninsula. |
What is a hole formed when limestone is dissolved causing the land above to collapse. | Sinkhole |
What happened in 1821? | Mexican war of independence begins. |
What happened in 1920? | Mexico becomes independent. |
Most Mexicans speak French. True or False? | False. They speak Spanish. |
What is Mexico's major religion? | Roman Catholic |
What is the percentage of urbanization? | 76% |
What ancient Indians lived in Mexico in 250 A.D. and where? | Mayans. Yucatan Peninsula. |
What Ancient Indians lived in Mexico int he 1400's and where? | Aztecs. Mexico City. |
What did the Spanish come to Mexico for (3g's)? | Gold, God, Glory |
What year did the Spanish come to Mexico. | 1519 |
What did Indians who were forced to work on haciendas die from? | Overwork, disease, war |
What do most rural Mexicans work on? | land given by government(subsistence), large commercial farms, growing cash crops. |
Why do a lot of Mexicans live in cities? | Better opportunities, jobs. |
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