Mexico

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Gulf of Mexico

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an ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba

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Baja California

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is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico.

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Gulf of California

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a body of water that separates the Baja California Peninsula from the Mexican mainland.

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Rio Bravo

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a river that forms part of the border between the United States and Mexico.

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Mexican Plateau

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is a large plateau that occupies much of northern and central Mexico.

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Sierra Madre Oriental

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is a mountain range in northeastern Mexico,

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Sierra Madre Occidental

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- is a mountain range in western Mexico and the extreme southwest of the United States,

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Yucatan Peninsula

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a peninsula in Central America extending into the Gulf of Mexico between the Bay of Campeche and the Caribbean Sea

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Chinampas

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The name the Aztecs gave to raised fields on which they grew crops

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Conquistadores

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Spanish conquerors during the era of colonization in the Americas

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Epidemic

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Widespread outbreaks, often referring to disease

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Empire

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A system in which a central power controls a number of territories

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Mestizos

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People of mixed European and American Indian Ancestry

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Mulattoes

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people of mixed European and African ancestry

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Missions

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Spanish church outposts established during the colonial era, particularly in the Americas.

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Ejidos

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Lands owned and worked by groups of Mexican Indians

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Haciendas

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Huge farmlands granted by the Spanish monarch to favored people in Spain’s colonies

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Ferdinand Cortez

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Spanish conquistador. He conquered the Aztec empire 1519–21, and secured Mexico for Spain.

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Benito Juarez

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Mexican president and resistance leader.

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Father Hidalgo

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Father Hidalgo freed Mexico from Spain.

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Porfirio Diaz

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President and dictator of the republic of Mexico first from 1877-80 and second 1884-1911

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Mexican Revolution

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a political revolution against the more than thirty-year dictatorship of General Porfirio Díaz.

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Tenochtitlan

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Capital city of the Aztecs

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Aztec

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A member of a people of central Mexico whose civilization was at its height at the time of the Spanish conquest in the early 16th century.

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MesoAmerica

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a region and culture area in the Americas

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Inflation

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The rise in prices that occurs when currency loses it’s buying power

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Cash Crops

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Crops produced primarily to sell rather than for the farmer to eat

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Smog

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A mixture of smoke, chemicals and fog

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Greater Mexico City

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the largest metropolitan area in Mexico and the area with the highest population density.

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Central Interior

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Lies north of the capital and extends towards both coasts.

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Oil Coast

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Forested coastal plains between Tampio and Campeche

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Southern Mexico

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The poorest region with little industry. Many people speek in Indian Languages

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Northern Mexico

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One of the most prosperouse and modern areas. Nafta has helped the regions economy

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Yucatan

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A sparsely populated are. Many farmers practice slash and burn agriculture.