Ch. 9 lesson 1 Review Mexico

Mexico is the United State's nearest _________ neighbor?

• western
• northern
• southern
• eastern

What is a plaza?

• A plaza is a type of dance
• A plaza is a type of sandwich
• A plaza is a type of bird
• A plaza is a public square or open space in a city or town.

What kind of government does Mexico have?

• Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
• Authoritarian military dictatorship
• Federal presidential representative democratic republic
• Federal parliamentary representative democratic republic

What is a Mexican celebration called?

• siesta
• fiesta
• party
• celebration

What are vaqueros?

• Mexican factory workers

• Spanish or Mexican cowhands

• Japanese samurais
• Mexican military

What is true of subsistence farms?

• They are typically large-scale operations
• They focus on producing goods for export
• They rely heavily on modern technology
• They focus on producing enough food to meet the needs of the farmer and their family.

What are plantations?

• Large farms specializing in commercial crop production.
• Small farms for personal use
• Urban gardening spaces
• Animal sanctuaries

What do plantations in Mexico grow?

• sugarcane, bananas

• Pineapples
• Apples. Cotton

• rice, beans

What is NAFTA?

• National American Free Trade Agreement
• North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement
• North American Free Trade Agreement
• Northern American Free Trade Agreement

What are maquiladoras?

• Maquiladoras are financial institutions in Mexico
• Maquiladoras are agricultural farms in Mexico
• Maquiladoras are transportation companies in Mexico
• Maquiladoras are factories in which workers assemble parts made in other countries