M9,L1,physical geography-Mexico

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piece of land surrounded on three sides by water

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peninsula

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river, known in the United States as the Rio Grande, that forms part of Mexico’s border with the United States (vocab word)

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Rio Bravo

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“mother range” made up of three mountain ranges in Mexico (vocab word)

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Sierra Madre

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body of water that forms Mexico’s eastern border (vocab word)

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Gulf of Mexico

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land separating the Gulf of Mexico from the Caribbean Sea (vocab word)

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Yucatan Peninsula

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a peninsula stretching from northern Mexico into the Pacific (vocab word)

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Baja California

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Which physical feature makes up most of the interior landscape of Mexico?

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plateau

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How is the climate of most of southern Mexico different from that of the rest of the country?

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It is humid.

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Which of the following does Mexico produce more of than any other country in the world? (gold, lead, silver, zinc)

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silver

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Much of the ______________ of Mexico is a plateau.

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interior landscape