Mexico Test Review

Because Mexico has plenty of land for farming, ranchers and farmers are being asked to donate land for reforesting

• True
• False

What is the largest natural lake in Mexico?

• Lake Quechulac
• Lake Catemaco
• Lake Chapala
• Lake Texcoco

Why is western Mexico subject to volcanic eruptions?

• because deep fissures were created during the last ice age
• because it borders the Mariana Trench
• Because it is at the juncture of several tectonic plates
• because it is in the path of El Nino

Corporate logging and the clearing of land for agriculture are the leading causes of deforestation in Mexico

• True
• False

When a large urban area such as Mexico City dominates the country's political, cultural, and economic affairs, it is called a

• primate city
• world city
• megacity
• megalopolis

In Mexico, parents and children often share their home with

• extended family
• boarders and tenants
• neighbors and friends
• livestock

The goal of the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan is to protect biodiversity and promote knowledge about biodiversity

• True
• False

Many buildings in Mexico City are tilting because parts of the city are on steep hillsides

• True
• False

Because urbanization has proceeded so slowly during the last century, social development is a constant challenge in Mexico

• True
• False

What political party has dominated Mexican politics since 1929?

• the Partido Nacional Revolucionario (PNR)
• the Partido Revolucionario Institucional
• the Partido Reformista Social (PRS)
• the Partido Accion Nacional (PAN)