WorksheetsIntroduction to Mexico
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the Peninsula in the Southeast of Mexico called?
a)
Chihuahua
b)
Yucatan
c)
Puebla
d)
Guadalajara
2.
Which of the following Civilizations once lived in the Yucatan?
a)
Mayans
b)
Aztec
c)
Inca
d)
Olmec
3.
What kind of climate is in the North of Mexico?
a)
Temperate
b)
Rainforest
c)
Desert
d)
Forest
4.
Ancient societies in Mexico often built what kind of buildings?
a)
Temples
b)
Tombs
c)
Acropolis
d)
Pyramids
5.
What is one of Mexico's natural resources?
a)
silver
b)
gold
c)
lumber
d)
water
6.
Every year, ___________ of Mexicans try to migrate to the United States.
a)
hundreds
b)
millions
c)
thousands
d)
billions
7.
In 1519, which explorer reached the southeast of Mexico?
a)
Francisco Pizzaro
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Francisco Liriano
d)
Hernan Cortes
8.
Hernan Cortes defeated what ancient people group in Mexico?
a)
The Aztecs
b)
The Inca
c)
The Maya
d)
The Olmec
9.
Mexico City's old name was....
a)
Cabo
b)
Punta Rosa
c)
Tenochtitlan
d)
Guadalajara
10.
The ___________ church sent many missionaries to Mexico.
a)
Presbyterian
b)
Catholic
c)
Methodist
d)
Protestant
11.
In what year did Mexico become an independent country?
a)
1821
b)
1776
c)
1803
d)
1666
12.
What pyramid in Mexico is the 3rd largest in the world?
a)
The Pyramid of the Lion
b)
The Pyramid of the Aztec
c)
The temple of Teotihuaca
d)
The Pyramid of the Sun
13.
Tulum is one of the last known inhabited cities of the _____________ people
a)
Aztec
b)
Inca
c)
Olmec
d)
Maya
14.
Where does the Mexican president live?
a)
The National Palace
b)
The Casa Blanca
c)
The Grand Estate
d)
The Villa Grande
15.
______________________ was once a major Mayan city.
a)
Mexico City
b)
Chihuahua
c)
Tenochitlan
d)
Chichen Itza
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