Thanksgiving Mexico Packet

The warmest climate zone, located at a lower elevation of the tropics

• tierra caliente
• tierra templada
• tierra fria
• tierra helada

A temperate (mild) climate zone, located a mid-level elevation of the tropics. Most of the population lives in this climate zone. 

• tierra caliente
• tierra fria
• tierra templada
• tierra helada

A colder climate zone, located at a higher elevation of the tropics.

• tierra fria
• tierra templada
• tierra helada
• tierra caliente

Few human activities take place here. This climate zone is the coldest zone.

• tierra helada
• tierra caliente
• tierra templada
• tierra fria

Mexico has two _________________, narrow strips of land that extend out into a body of water. 

• peninsulas
• isthmuses 
• islands
• straits

The __________ tribe settled in present day Mexico City around 1325 A.D. They built a city called Tenochtitlan on islands in Lake Texcoco.

• Maya
• Aztec
• Cherokee
• Navajo

This tribe used hieroglyphics, a system of writing that consisted mostly of pictures and symbols, built pyramids and developed an accurate calendar. They lived mainly in the Yucutan Penninsula and Central America. 

• Maya
• Aztec
• Apache
• Yaqui

Hernan Cortes and the ____________ conquered Montezuma and the Aztecs in 1521, and the rest of Mexico later. 

• Great Britain 
• Spain
• France
• United States 

1. Has a population of about 20 million 
2. Accounts for 25% of Mexico's GDP
3. Attracts migrants looking for work 
4. Has about 20% of Mexico's population 
5. Has poor air quality because surrounding mountains trap pollution. 
6. Is the capital city of Mexico 

• Guadalajara 
• Mexico City 
• Monterrey 
• Guanajuato 

Persons of mixed European and Native American ancestry, and are approximately 60% of Mexico's current population

• mestizos
• indigenous/Native Americans
• Europeans
• peninsulares