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17 Cards in this Set
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What is Mexico's official name?
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The United Mexican States
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What is the largest Spanish speaking country in the world?
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Mexico
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What country is Mexico's most important trading partner?
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United States
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The two mountain ranges in Mexico are:
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Sierra Madre Oriental and the Sierra Madre Occidental
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Geographers believe that ____ was once formally attached to Mexico.
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Baja, California
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What percentage of Mexico's land is good for producing crops?
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12% of the land
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What percentage of Mexicans work in agriculture
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20%
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This crop is produced primarily for direct sale in a market, rather than for other purposes
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cash crop
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When did the land ownership in Mexico change and why?
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1910 following the Mexican Revolution, land ownership changed to give Mexican farmers more of an opportunity to own their land.
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What percentage of Mexicans work in industrial or service jobs?
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75%
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What is Mexico's greatest natural resource?
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petroleum
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What is the largest city in the Yucatan Pennisula?
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Merida
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Define maquiladors. How many of these are there?
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factories in the border cities assembling products for export to the U.S. and other nations. There are more than 2000 of these in Mexico
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Where is each of Mexico's six culture regions located?
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Mexico City, Central Interior, Oil Coast, Southern Mexico, NOrthern Mexico and the Yucatan Pennisula.
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Who invaded Mexico in the early 1500s?
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Hernan Cortes invaded Mexico City in the early 1500s.
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What are some of the problems faced by Mexico City?
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housing shortage, land shortage, transportation congestion, earthquakes, pollution
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What happened to prices in Mexico in 1987?
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Prices in Mexico doubled in a one year period.
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