Geography Chapter 7- Mexico

Where did the Olmec live?

• Yucatan Peninsula

• central Mexico

• southern coast of the Gulf of Mexico

In what part of Mexico are Indian languages and traditional ways of life most common?

• northern

• eastern

• southern

Approximately when did the Maya civilization collapse?

• before 1500 BC

• After 1500

• After 900

To whom did the Spanish monarch grant haciendas?

• favored people of Spanish ancestry

• Indian peasants

• mestizos

A problem in Mexico City that is made worse by the surrounding mountains is__.

• corruption

• smog

• poverty

Which of the following is an achievement of the Maya?

• They studied the starts and developed a detailed calendar.

• They built chinampas (floating gardens)

• They conquered neighboring tribes and made them pay taxes.

Priests taught Indians Spanish and Catholicism at church outposts known as __.

• haciendas

• missions

• chinampas

Most Mexicans speak Spanish because

• about 90% of Mexican citizens were born in Spain

• of Spanish ancestry in colonial times

• they used to live in Spain

Mexico's coastal resorts and Aztec and Maya monuments attract many __.

• immigrants

• miners

• tourists

Who conquered the Aztecs?

• Hernan Cortes

• Miguel Hidalgo

• Vicente Fox