Mexico

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MEXICO WAS A COLONY OF

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SPAIN

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MODERN MEXICO'S GOVERNMENT IS A

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FEDERAL REPUBLIC

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MEXICO WON ITS INDEPENDENCE IN

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1821

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TODAY MEXICO CITY STANDS ON THE SITE OF THE AZTEC CITY OF

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TENOCHTITLAN

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WHAT DID MAYAN PRIESTS DEVELOP TO MEASURE TIME ACCURATELY?

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THE CALENDAR

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MEXICO IS BORDERED ON THE EAST COAST BY THE GULF OF MEXICO AND THE

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BAY OF CAMPECHE

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THE PACIFIC OCEAN BORDERS MEXICO ON THE

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WEST AND SOUTH

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THE LARGE FLAT CENTER OF MEXICO IS CALLED THE

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PLATEAU

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WHAT DID MAYAN PRIESTS DEVELOP TO MEASURE TIME ACCURATELY?

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THE CALENDAR

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MEXICO IS BORDERED ON THE EAST COAST BY THE GULF OF MEXICO AND THE

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BAY OF CAMPECHE

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IN THE CENTER OF MEXICO'S CITIES, YOU OFTEN FIND LARGE PUBLIC SQUARES CALLED

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PLAZAS

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TO HELP ITS ECONOMY GROW, MEXICO BORROWED MONEY FROM FOREIGN LANDS RESULTING IN A PROBLEM WITH

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DEBT

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WHAT FOOD FIRST GROWN IN MEXICO CONTINUES TO BE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE MEXICAN DIET

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CORN OR MAIZE

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MANY HOMES IN MEXICO ARE MADE OF SUN-DRIED CLAY BRICKS CALLED

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ADOBE

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THE MEXICAN NATIONAL HOLIDAY CELEBRATED ON SEPTEMBER 16 IS

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INDEPENDENCE DAY

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FIERCE TROPICAL STORMS WITH HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARE CALLED

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HURRICANES

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MEXICO'S MOUNTAIN RANGES CREATE THREE

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ZONES

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LARGE FARMS THAT RAISE A SINGLE CROP FOR MONEY ARE KNOWN AS

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PLANTATIONS

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THE CLIMATE ZONE FOUND AT THE TOP OF MEXICO'S MOUNTAINS IS THE

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TIERRA FRIA

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TENOCHTITLAN WAS BUILT BY THE

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AZTECS

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WHO LED AN ARMY OF PEASANTS IN 1810?

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MIGUEL HIDALGO

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WHAT IS THE RELIGION OF MOST MEXICANS TODAY?

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CATHOLIC

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THE ALTITUDE ZONE IN MEXICO'S COASTAL LOWLANDS IS THE

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TIERRA CALIENTE

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WHAT IS NAFTA

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NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT

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WHAT IS THE OWRLD'S MOST POPULOUS SPANISH SPEAKING COUNTRY?

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MEXICO

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MEXICO'S TWO MAIN SERVICE INDUSTRIES ARE

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BANKING AND TOURISM

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MEXICO CITY FACES SERIOUS AIR POLLUTION FROM A MIXTURE OF FOG AND CHEMICALS CALLED

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SMOG

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IN SOUTHERN MEXICO, MOST PEOPLE IN MANY MOUNTAIN VILLAGES MAKE THEIR LIVING BY

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SUBSISTENCE FARMING, WHICH IS FARMING ENOUGH FOR ONLY ONE FAMILY TO SURVIVE.

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SUN DRIED CLAY BRICK

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ADOBE

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EARLY NATIVE AMERICAN PEOPLE LIVING IN THE YUCATAN PENINSULA

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THE MAYA

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PERSON OF MIXED NATIVE AMERICAN AND SPANISH CULTURE

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MESTIZO

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A TERRITORY OVERSEAS

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COLONY

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EARLY NATIVE AMERICAN PEOPLE LIVING IN CENTRAL MEXICO

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THE AZTECS

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MEXICO'S INDEPENDENCE DAY IS CALLED

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CINCO DE MAYO

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MEXICO WAS A COLONY OF SPAIN FOR

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300 YEARS

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TODAY NEARLY 60 PERCENT OF MEXICO'S PEOPLE ARE

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MESTIZOS

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MUSICIANS WHO PLAY TRADITIONAL MEXICAN MUSIC ARE THE

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MARIACHI BANDS

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IN MOST MEXICAN VILLAGES, PEOPLE DISPLAY GOODS FOR SALE IN THE

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CENTRAL PLAZA