Human Geography of Latin America: Mexico

What term describes people of mixed Spanish and Native American heritage?

• mestizo

• criollo

• mulatto

• peninsular

Mexico was part of Spain’s empire for how many years?

• About 100 years

• About 200 years

• About 300 years

• About 400 years

The Toltec civilization was eventually assimilated into which later civilization?

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca

• Olmec

What is the name of the political party that arose in Mexico in 1929?

• Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)

• National Action Party (PAN)

• Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD)

• Mexican Workers' Party (PMT)

What is the term for the conquest of the Aztecs by Cortés?

• Spanish conquest

• Reconquista

• Treaty of Tordesillas

• Inca conquest

In what area would an archaeologist find evidence of the Aztec civilization?

• Southwestern United States

• Mexico

• on the Great Plains

• Peru

What was the Aztec capital city, the site today of Mexico City?

• Tenochtitlán

• Cuzco

• Teotihuacan

• Chichen Itza

What does NAFTA stand for?

• North American Free Trade Agreement

• National Association of Free Trade Areas

• North Atlantic Federal Trade Association

• National American Federal Trade Agreement

Education is important to Mexico because:

• It helps promote economic development and social progress.

• It is only for entertainment purposes.

• It is not valued in society.

• It is not necessary for the country's growth.

What are factories in Mexico that assemble imported materials into finished goods for export called?

• maquiladoras

• haciendas

• plantations

• estancias