Geography- Ch. 5 Test MEXICO

Most people in Mexico live in:

• Mexico City

• The country

• Urban areas

• Poverty

A person who has both European and Native ancestors

• campesino

• mestizo

• tortilla

• peso

When Earth's plates shift they cause:

• earthquakes

• tsunamis

• drought

• hurricanes

Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, is located in the:

• Sierra Madre

• Valley of Mexico

• Coastal Plains

• Yucatan Peninsula

Which civilization did NOT flourish (do well) in Ancient Mexico?

• Aztec

• Maya

• Inca

• Toltec

An area of land that is not too hot nor too cold

• Tierra Fria

• Tierra Templada

• Tierra Caliente

• Peninsula

The desert in Northwestern Mexico

• Sonoran

• Peninsula

• Isthmus

• Pico de Orizaba

A narrow strip of land connecting two large land masses

• Peninsula

• Desert

• Isthmus

• Tsunami

The largest mountain in Mexico

• Sonoran

• Pico de Orizaba

• Mexico City

• Tierra Fria

A strip of land surrounded by three sides of water

• Isthmus

• Mountain

• Peninsula

• Island