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38 Cards in this Set
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mestizos
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mixed Spanish and Native American Heritage
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adobe
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sun dried clay bricks
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federal republic
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power is divided between national and state governments, with a president.
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Name three of Mexico's exports
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coffee
cotton vegetables fruit livestock tobacco |
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Where is Mexico?
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Mexico connects North and South America
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What are three acheivements of ancient Maya?
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They were first to grow corn
They built huge temples in the shape of pyramids They developed hieroglyphics |
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What are Mexicos economic regions?
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north, central and south
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industrialized
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economy relies on manufacturing rather than farming
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What is the Sierra Madre?
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Mexico's three mountain ranges make up the Sierra Madre or "mother range"
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Land bridge
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narrow strip of land that joins two larger land masses
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Where do more than half of Mexico's people live?
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The central region
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Service Industries
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businesses that provide service to people
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What was the capital of the ancient Aztecs?
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Tenochtitlan
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What is the large flat center of Mexico called?
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The Plateau of Mexico
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peninsula
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A piece of land with water on three sides
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hieroglyphics
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a form of writing that uses signs and symbols
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What Eurpoean country colonized Mexico?
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Spain
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migrant workers
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people who travel from place to place to find work
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When did Mexico win its independance from Spain?
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1821
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How many states are there in Mexico?
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32
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latitude
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location north or south of the equator
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smog
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thick haze of fog and chemicals
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What does Cinco de Mayo celebrate?
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The day the Mexicans defeated the French army in 1862.
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What are three of Mexico's natural resources?
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copper, zinc, silver and timber
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altitude
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height above sea level
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Subsistence farms
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small plots where farmers grow only enough food to feed their families.
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murals
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wall paintings
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Who was Emiliano Zapata?
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He was a commander of the rebel army who wanted to give the poor the land that had been taken by the landlords
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How many Mexicans live in cities?
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70%
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hurricanes
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fierce tropical storms with high winds
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plantation
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large farms that raise a single crop for sale.
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vaqueros
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cowhands
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What bodies of water border Mexico?
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Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Ocean |
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colony
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an oversees territory
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maquiladoras
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factories that assemble parts made in other countries
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haciendas
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large ranches
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plazas
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public squares
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What agricultural product was first grown in Mexico?
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Corn
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