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7th SS - Chapter 8
Chapter 8: Mexico
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a sinkhole? | Steep sided depression formed when the roof of a cave collapses. |
| What is a conquistadors? | Spanish word for conquer. |
| What is Chinampas? | The name the Aztecs gave to raised fields in where they grew crops. |
| What is a(n) Epidemic? | Widespread disease. |
| What is an empire? | System of which a central power controls a number of territories. |
| Who are the Mestizos? | European and native American ancestry. |
| Who are the Mulattoes? | European and African ancestry. |
| What are mission? | Spanish catholic church outposts. |
| What is ejidos? | Land that the natives worked on together. |
| What is haciendas? | Huge expansions of farm land granted by Spanish monarchs. |
| What is inflation? | The rise of prices that occurs when currency loses its buying power. |
| What are cash crops? | Crops produced primarily to sell rather then to eat. |
| What is smog? | A mixture of smoke, fog, and chemicals. |
| What are maquiladoras? | Foreign-owned factories. |
| What is slash-and-burn agriculture? | A(n) area of forests that is burned to clear for planting. |
| What is the Rio Bravo? | A river that forms the Mexico-Texas border. |
| What is Mexico City? | Mexico's most developed and crowded region. |
| Mexico has a coast along what ocean? | Pacific Ocean |
| What is the Rio Bravo known as in the United States? | Rio Grande River |
| What underlies much of the Yucatan Peninsula? | Limestone |
| Who lived along the Gulf of Mexico around 1500 BC? | The Olmec people |
| What is one of Mexico's economic problems? | Inflation |
| How many states does Mexico have? | 31 |
| What is Mexico's most prosperous and modern region? | The Northern Region |
| What type of agriculture do Yucatan farmers practice? | Slash-and-burn agriculture |
| What is NAFTA? | An trade agreement between Mexico, the United States, and Canada |
| The Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean are separated by what land mass? | Baja California |
| What is the capital of Mexico? | Mexico City |
| What group practiced human sacrifices? | the Aztec people |
| In what year did the Mexican Revolution begin? | 1910 |
| 89% of the Mexican population belongs to what religion? | Roman Catholic |
| What Marian apparition converted the Native Mexican peoples in 1531? | Our Lady of Guadalupe |
| The poorest region in Mexico is what region? | Southern Mexico |
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