Latin America: Environmental Issues

What is the climate like in northern Mexico?

• Hot and Dry

• Mild

• Tropical

• Humid

Why does most of Mexico's population live in central Mexico?

• Because it's in the middle

• Because of the Sierra Madre Mountains

• Jobs are available there

• Fishing industry

What is Mexico's most valuable resource?

• Gold

• Oil

• Silver

• Iron

Where does Mexico get most of it's oil?

• Sierra Madre Mountains

• Caribbean Sea

• Amazon Rainforest

• Gulf of Mexico

Why are many Mexican moving to towns along the US border?

• To work in factories owned by US, Japanese, & European companies

• Fishing

• To immigrate to the US

80% of Mexico's exports are shipped to which country?

• US

• Venezuela

• Cuba

• Brazil

Cuba is an island country; therefore, ___________________ is an important economic activity.

• Manufacturing

• Fishing

• Oil

• Steel

Cuba's fertile soil allows it to grow the following crops except...

• Sugarcane

• Lettuce

• Coffee

• Tobacco

Because Cuba lacks mineral resources and productive goods; what must the country do in order to get goods for it's consumers?

• Import them from other countries

• Export them from other countries

• Rely on it's own resources

The US has not traded with _____________ since the 1960's because of the country's communist government.

• Venezuela

• Mexico

• Brazil

• Cuba