6th Chapter 5 Review

Narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas

• Peninsula

• Isthmus

• Civilization

• Missionary

Piece of land that is mostly surrounded by water

• Gulf

• Isthmus

• Peninsula

• Plateau

Culture that has a complex economic, governing, and social system

• Civilization

• Climate

• Sierra Madre

• Empire

Hottest, lowest climate zone

• Tierra caliente

• Tierra templada

• Tierra fria

Highest, coldest climate and vegetation zone

• Tierra templada

• Tierra fria

• Tierra caliente

Middle, most moderate climate and vegetation zone

• Tierra fria

• Tierra caliente

• Tierra templada

What are Mexico's two main mountain ranges?

• Sierra Nevada & Rocky Mountains

• Sierra East & Sierra West

• Sierra Madre Oriental & Sierra Madre Occidental

• Popocateptl & Monterrey Mountains

What is Mexico's largest physical feature?

• Mexican Valley

• Rain forest

• Plateau of Mexico

• Isthmus of Mexico

The earliest Mexican civilization was the __________________.

• Mayan

• Olmecs

• Aztecs

Who conquered the Aztecs and claimed the lands for Spain?

• Christopher Columbus

• Roberto De Soto

• Miguel Rodriguez

• Hernando Cortes