6th grade wk 11 Mexico

A reason for

The United States and Mexico having close ties.

• The United States and Mexico agree on immigration policy.

• The United States and Mexico participate in wars all over the world.

• The United States and Mexico have similar levels of economic development.

• The United States and Mexico have signed free trade agreements.

Answer explanation

The United States and Mexico, along with Canada, have signed a free trade agreement called the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which was later renegotiated and renamed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). 

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Mexican Culture:

Most common religion is Catholicism.

Most widely spoken language is Spanish.

• Most people are vegetarians.

• Most people work as farmers.

• Most people live in urban areas.

• Most people are ethnically indigenous.

Answer explanation

A majority of Mexico's population lives in urban areas. The largest and most-populated city in North America, Mexico City, is located in this region. There are also some rural areas and most people who live in these areas work on farms.

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Mexican Culture:

The most common religion is Catholicism.

Most people have European and Indigenous ancestors.

• The most widely spoken language is Spanish.

• The most popular music is classical.

• Most people work as farmers.

• Most influential artists copy European styles.

Physical geography of Mexico are lowlands, gulfs and ??

• Glaciers

• Straits

• Mountains

• Tundra

Answer explanation

Mexico's landscape is characterized by extensive coastal lowlands on both the Pacific and Gulf coasts, large gulfs like the Gulf of Mexico, and significant mountain ranges like the Sierra Madre Occidental and Sierra Madre Oriental running through the country.

What was the first major civilization to develop in Mexico?

• Aztec
• Maya
• Olmec
• Toltec

Which major Mexican civilization ruled over an enormous empire of over 5 million citizens before it was defeated by Spanish forces?

• Olmec

• Aztec

• Inca

• Maya

Which major Mexican civilization started on the Yucatán Peninsula but spread over what is now southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and other parts of Central America beginning around 250 CE?

• Olmec

• Maya

• Aztec

• Toltec