Human Geography of Latin America: Mexico

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What was the Aztec capital city, the site today of Mexico City?

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Tenochtitlán

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What is the term for the conquest of the Aztecs by Cortés?

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Spanish conquest

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What is the name of the political party that arose in Mexico in 1929?

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Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)

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What term describes people of mixed Spanish and Native American heritage?

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mestizo

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What are factories in Mexico that assemble imported materials into finished goods for export called?

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maquiladoras

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What does NAFTA stand for?

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North American Free Trade Agreement

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Who were the early inhabitants of the area that became Mexico?

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The early inhabitants included residents of Teotihuacán, the Maya, Toltecs, Aztecs, and other smaller groups or tribes.

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Who led the conquest of the Aztecs?

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Hernando Cortés

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In what year did a new political party, the PRI, arise in Mexico?

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1929

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Mexico was part of Spain’s empire for how many years?

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About 300 years