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Mexico, Cuba, Panama

Mr. Stickler's 6th Grade "Mexico, Panama, & Cuba" Unit Test slides.

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What is an emigrant? A person who moves out of one country and into another. (Pg. 67)
What is an immigrant? A person who has moved into one country from another. (Pg. 67)
Who are Migrant farm workers? Farmers who do not own the land but travel from place to place working on large farms owned by rich landowners. (Pg. 86)
What did the ancient city of Tenochtitlan have in common with the Roman Empire? Both of them had systems for carrying water to the cities from springs & other water sources. (Pg. 87)
About how many people does Mexico City have living in it today? About 20 million. (Pg. 86)
Why does Mexico have so many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes? Because much of Mexico lies along an Earthquake fault. (Pg. 86)
What two problems are large cities like Mexico's capital facing today? Pollution and traffic jams. (Pg. 87)
Why do pollution, factory smoke, and exhaust fumes get trapped close to Mexico City? Because of it's location in a bowl - shaped valley with mountains that surround it to trap pollution. (Pg. 87)
Why was it so important to build the Panama Canal? Because ships had to travel all the way around South America to get from New York to San Francisco. (Pg. 98, map)
Name two dangers workers on the Panama Canal faced. 1.) Malaria carrying mosquitoes 2.) Mudslides. (Pg. 98 & 99)
How was the Malaria problem solved? In 1904, the Panama Canal Company hired a doctor and a large crew to cover all water vessels, fill in swampy areas, and burned sulfur in every house to kill mosquitoes. (Pg. 100 - 101)
How much area did the United States control when it controlled the "Canal Zone"? It controlled the land on either side of the canal, the ports, the port cities, and the railroad. (Pg. 101)
When did Panama finally gain full control of the Panama Canal? In 1999. (Pg. 101)
What was the name of the treaty that gave the Panama Canal to Panama? The "Panama Canal Neutrality Treaty" and the "Panama Canal Treaty". (Pg. 101)
A person who settles on someone else's land without permission is called a "______________________". "Squatters." (Pg. 84)
What is the largest ethnic group in Mexico? Mestizos (graph, pg. 84).
Is Mexico a more urban or more rural country? It's more urban. (Graph, pg. 83)
Where is Mexico's best farmland located? In the southern part of the Mexican Plateau. (Pg. 83)
What does the word "campesino" mean? "A poor Latin American farmer." (Glossary)
What is a "lock"? "A section of waterway in which ships are raised and lowered by adjusting the water level." (Pg. 96)
What month does Panama experience its highest temperatures? March. (Graph, pg. 97)
Is most of Panama forested or non -forested? Non - forested. (Graph, pg. 97)
How many extra miles of sea travel did building the Panama Canal save? 7,800 miles. (Pg. 96)
How does a Communist government operate? The government owns all large businesses and most of the country's land. (Pg. 109)
What type of a leader was Fidel Castro? He was a rebel leader and a Communist. He kept tight control over what was printed in books and newspapers. Anyone who disagreed with the government was thrown in jail. (Pg. 109)
Who was the leader of Cuba before Castro took over and what type of leader was he? Fulgencio Batista was the leader. He was a dictator, a ruler who has complete power. (Pg. 109)
What is an "exile"? An exile is a person who leaves his or her homeland for another country because of political problems. (Pg. 110)
Where did many Cuban exiles settle if they left in the 1950's? Miami, Florida. (Pg. 109)
What crop did Cubans grow in the 1960's that made them lots of money? Sugar cane. (Pg. 108)
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