Physical Geography of Mexico

Northern Mexico has a ________ climate.

• tropical
• subtropical
• dry

Southern Mexico is part of a _________ that connects North America and South America.

• crossroads
• peninsula
• land bridge

Body of water that forms Mexico's east coast

• Gulf of California
• Gulf of Aden
• Gulf of Mexico

relating to or caused by an earthquake

• seismic

• vertical climate zone

• inevitable

• gorge

a climate zone that occurs as elevation increases, with its own natural vegetation and crops

• land bridge

• seismic

• inevitable

• vertical climate zone

to have as a characteristic or as a prominent attribute

• feature

• land bridge

• vertical climate zone

• hemispehere

incapable of being avoided or evaded

• feature

• inevitable

• grazing

• seismic

Of what precious mineral is Mexico the leading producer of?

• silver
• mercury
• gold

Mexico is also a leading ________ producer, which is used to produce much of Mexico's power supply.

• coal
• petroleum
• hydrogen-cell

Mexico's 3 large mountain ranges are called the ________.

• Sierra Madre
• Rocky Mountains
• Mexican Plateau
• Valley of Mexico