Section 1 Mexico Moving to the City

Migrant Workers travel from one area to another picking the crops that are in season.

• True

• False

The best farmland in Mexico is located in this region.

• Yucatan Peninsula

• Baja California

• Sierra Madre Occidental

• Southern Plateau of Mexico

A Plaza is

• A food with sauce and cheese

• A type of horse

• A rare cactus found in Mexico

• Public Square

Most of Mexico's industry takes place in this city.

• Merida

• San Luis Potosi

• Mexico City

• Puebla

12.5% of Mexico's exports are made up of

• Manufactured Goods

• Oil and Oil Products

• Agriculture and Livestock

• Mining

2% of Exports from Mexico and 3% of Imports to Mexico come from this country.

• Spain

• China

• Canada

• United States

Many rural Mexicans move to _____ areas in hopes of making a better living.

A squatter is a person who

• makes crepes in a bakery

• someone who builds temporary housing in cities

• a person who settles on someone else's land without permission

• a person who moves from place to place farming the land

Many poor from rural Mexico move to Mexico city and live in which area?

• Downtown

• Uptown

• Colonia Zapata

• Largo Tampico

Once settled in Mexico City, families still find it difficult to find ____