SS Chapter 6

What were Mexico's most valuable resources before oil was discovered?

• coal and natural gas

• scenic landscapes

• rich soils

• minerals

To whom did the Spanish monarch grant haciendas?

• favored people of Spanish ancestry

• the Aztecs

• Indian peasants

• mestizos

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

• corruption

• congestion

• smog

• poverty

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

• immigrants

• tourists

• farmers

• miners

The mountain ranges of Mexico are called the

• Occidental

• Tehuantepec

• Oriental

• Sierra Madre

Mexico City is located

• on the Mexico Plateau

• in the Valley of Mexico

• on the Yucatan Peninsula

• on the Rio Bravo

Water scarcity

• affects mainly the southern regions of Mexico

• is a problem for people who refuse to drink the local water

• affects mainly the desert regions in the north

• is a serious issue in many parts of Mexico

The hard work of the mines and the haciendas was done by

• the conquistadors

• American Indians and Africans

• Roman Catholic priests

• mulattoes

A result of the Mexican-American War was that

• Mexico achieved its independence from Spain

• Texas separated from Mexico

• the Aztecs were defeated

• Mexico lost nearly half of its territory to the U.S.

Most Mexicans speak Spanish because of

• their American Indian heritage

• Benito Juarez's reforms

• Spanish influence in Colonial times

• the need to continue business with Spain