Chapter 8 : Mexico

The North American Free Trade Agreement

• made trade easier between North America and South America.

• halted trade between North America and South America.

• made trade easier among Mexico, Canada, and the United States.

• halted trade among Mexico, Canada, and the United States.

Many cities in Mexico's central region were established during the

• Mexican Revolution

• Aztec Empire

• colonial period

• twentieth century

The region in Mexico most affected by American culture is

• Greater Mexico City

• Southern Mexico

• Central Mexico

• Northern Mexico

U.S. and foreign companies have built factories in Mexico because they

• can pay workers less

• want to invest in Mexico

• want Mexican customers

• can produce more

What is the practice of burning forest in order to clear land for planting crops?

• slash and burn agriculture

• farming

• cash crop

• inflation

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

• maquiladoras

• smog

• poverty

• industry

Mexico's coastal resorts and ancient civilization monuments attract many -

• farmers

• miners

• immigrants

• tourists

In what region do the fastest growing industrial centers lie?

• Greater Mexico City

• Central Mexico

• Northern Mexico

• Southern Mexico

What region is the least populated and people speak Indian languages and practice traditional traditional ways of life?

• Greater Mexico City

• Central Mexico

• Northern Mexico

• Southern Mexico

People of mixed European and Indian ancestry are called

• peninsula

• mestizos

• smog

• missions