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33 Cards in this Set
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What is the name of the river that it used to separate Texas and Mexico?
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Rio Bravo or Rio Grande
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What borders Mexico's east coast?
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The Gulf of Mexico
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What is Mexico's narrow peninsula called?
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Baja California
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What is the name of the peninsula that separates The Gulf of Mexico and The Caribbean Sea?
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the Yucatan Peninsula
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The Mexican Plateau is _____ and mostly ______.
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high, rugged
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The Mexican Plateau spreads between ___ mountain ranges.
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two
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The _____________ mountain range lies in the east.
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Sierra Madre Oriental
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The _________ mountain range lies in the west.
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Sierra Madre Occidental
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Sierra Madre means______.
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Mother Range
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What is the capital is Mexico?
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Mexico City
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The _______ lies between the east and west mountain ranges.
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Valley of Mexico
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Where is Mexico City?
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In the Valley of Mexico
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The Yucatan Peninsula is in the _________ and is mostly _____.
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southeast, flat
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How much of Mexico's land area is covered by forests?
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25 percent
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Most of southern Mexico is _____ and ______.
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warm, humid
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Most of northern Mexico is _____ and ______.
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hot, dry
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What are some of the animals in the desert?
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Coyotes, cougars, and deer
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How many peninsulas are in Mexico?
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Two
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The _____________ is a mountain range in the south of Mexico.
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Sierra Madre Del Sur
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The Sierra Madre Del Sur mountains are _________________.
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towering, snowcapped volcanoes
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What is Mexico rich in?
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Natural resources
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What are two of the most important resources in Mexico?
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Pertoleum and oil
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Where does Mexico send most of it's oil?
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The United States
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What does Mexico produce more than any other country in the world?
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Silver
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Mexican mines also yeild large amounts of what?
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copper, gold, lead, and zinc
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What is a serious issue in Mexico?
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Water Scarcity
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Erosions in Mexico have created what?
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Caves and sinkholes
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What is the Mexican name for the river that forms a border between Mexico and Texas?
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Rio Bravo (Rio Grande)
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What is a piece of land surrounded on three sides by water?
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A peninsula
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What is the narrow peninsula in western Mexico?
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Baja California
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What is the large gulf off the southeastern coast of North America?
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Gulf of Mexico
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What is the large peninsula that serparates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico?
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Yucatan Peninsula
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What is the chief mountain range in Mexico?
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Sierra Madre
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