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Chapter 7 - Mexico

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Two of Mexico's main ________ are Baja, California and the Yucatan.
a)
peninsulas
b)
plateaus
c)
mountains
d)
rivers
2.
Mexico's 3 large mountain ranges are called the ________.
a)
Sierra Madre
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
Mexican Plateau
d)
Valley of Mexico
3.
The Aztecs acquired many lands and ruled over many people in their large ________.
a)
empire
b)
maquiladora
c)
mestizo
d)
conquistador
4.
The children of European and Native American parents would be considered ________.
a)
mestizos
b)
maquiladoras
c)
inflations
d)
missions
5.
The Spanish set up many ________ to spread the Roman Catholic religion throughout Mexico.
a)
missions
b)
maquiladoras
c)
peninsulas
d)
cash crops
6.
After the Mexican Revolution, large farms called ________ were broken up by the new government and the land was returned to peasant villages.
a)
haciendas
b)
maquiladoras
c)
missions
d)
mestizos
7.
One economic problem that Mexico faces today is ________ which results in an increase in prices because the value of their currency is decreasing.
a)
inflation
b)
recession
c)
depression
d)
impression
8.
Many people in Southern Mexico practice either subsistence farming or ________.
a)
slash-and-burn agriculture
b)
sharecropping
c)
crop rotation
d)
cash crops
9.
Many ________, like fruits and vegetables, can be grown in Mexico all year and are exported to the United States.
a)
slash-and-burn agriculture
b)
cash crops
c)
imports
d)
haciendas
10.
In order to increase profits, US companies will build ________ in Mexico just south of the US border to manufacture their goods.
a)
maquiladoras
b)
missions
c)
haciendas
d)
mestizos
11.
________ is a big problem in Mexico City because the large population burns a lot of fossil fuels which mix with fog in the atmosphere over the city.
a)
smog
b)
inflation
c)
flooding
d)
poverty
12.
________ is the capital of Mexico and one of the largest cities in the world.
a)
Mexico City
b)
Baja California
c)
Tijuana
d)
Guadalajara
13.
The ________ is a large body of water that borders most of the eastern side of Mexico.
a)
Gulf of Mexico
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Caribbean Sea
14.
Which type of landform covers much of the middle of Mexico?
a)
plateau
b)
mountains
c)
valley
d)
grasslands
15.
The climate of Mexico is generally ________ than that of the US and Canada because it is located closer to the ________.
a)
warmer, Equator
b)
colder, North Pole
c)
warmer, Arctic Circle
d)
colder, Tropic of Cancer
16.
Which of the following was NOT a reason that it was easy for Hernan Cortes to defeat the Aztecs?
a)

Many Aztec died from Spanish diseases

b)
The Spanish had guns
c)
The Spanish used horses
d)
The Aztecs had been weakened by repeated attacks from the Olmec and Mayans
17.
Why is smog worse in Mexico City than it might be in another location?
a)
Mexico City is located in a valley so the smog cannot be blown away
b)
Mexico City is on the coast, so the smog mixes with water in the air
c)
Mexico City is located in a desert so the excessive heat makes more smog
d)
Mexico City is located high in the mountains so there is less oxygen
18.
How do US companies profit from building their factories in Mexico instead of the US?
a)
 wages in Mexico are lower
b)
wages in the US are lower
c)
there are more workers in Mexico
d)
it is easier to sell their products in Mexico
19.

How has NAFTA (USMCA) affected Mexico's economy since it was signed in 1994?

a)
it has improved due to the lack of tariffs when they trade with the US and Canada
b)
it has experienced little change due to NAFTA
c)
it has gotten worse because their citizens are buying US goods and not Mexican products
d)
it has improved because they are able to heavily tax goods from the US and Canada
20.
What type of government does Mexico have?
a)
democracy
b)
dictatorship
c)
monarchy
d)
communist
21.
Mexico is considered a ________ because it's economy  is still growing and citizens have less access to jobs, education, technology, and health care than in countries like the USA.
a)
developing country
b)
developed country
c)
third-world country
d)
continent
22.
The ________ is one of Mexico's major rivers and forms part of the border between the US and Mexico.
a)
Rio Bravo (Rio Grande)
b)
Sierra Madre
c)
Baja California
d)
Gulf of Mexico
23.
Shortly after Mexico won their independence from Spain, ________ broke away which started a war with ________.
a)
Texas, the USA
b)
New Mexico, the USA
c)
Baja California, Guatemala
d)
the Yucatan Peninsula, Cuba
24.
How does Mexico's modern culture show the influence of Spain's colonial rule?
a)
most people speak Spanish and are Catholic
b)
most people speak native languages and celebrate the Day of the Dead
c)
most people still worship Aztec gods and are subsistence farmers
d)
most people live in colonial towns or on haciendas
25.
Mexico is the world's leading producer of which mineral?
a)
silver
b)
gold
c)
lead
d)
copper
26.

What is the name for the physical feature that covers most of the middle of Mexico, represented with the number 1 on this map?

a)

Mexican Plateau

b)

Rio Bravo (Rio Grande)

c)

Coastal Plains

d)

Sierra Madre

27.

What is the name for the river that makes up about half of the border between Mexico and the USA, represented with the number 7 on this map?

a)

Mexican Plateau

b)

Rio Bravo (Rio Grande)

c)

Coastal Plains

d)

Sierra Madre

28.

What is the name for the 3 mountain ranges of Mexico, one of which is represented by the number 4 on this map?

a)

Mexican Plateau

b)

Rio Bravo (Rio Grande)

c)

Coastal Plains

d)

Sierra Madre

29.

Which physical feature is located near the Pacific and Gulf coasts, represented by the number 8 on this map?

a)

Mexican Plateau

b)

Rio Bravo (Rio Grande)

c)

Coastal Plains

d)

Sierra Madre

30.

What is the name of the body of water on Mexico's west coast, represented by the number 5 on the map?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Baja California

d)

Yucatan Peninsula

31.

What is the name of the body of water on Mexico's east coast,

represented by the number 3 on the map?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Baja California

d)

Yucatan Peninsula

32.

Which peninsula in western Mexico is represented by the number 2 on the map?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Baja California

d)

Yucatan Peninsula

33.

Which peninsula in southeastern Mexico is represented by the number 6 on the map?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Baja California

d)

Yucatan Peninsula

34.

Which region of Mexico includes the capital along with about 50 other cities and is the most densely populated of all of the regions?

a)

Greater Mexico City

b)

Central Mexico

c)

Southern Mexico

d)

Northern Mexico

35.

Which region of Mexico includes many rapidly growing and colonial cities, fertile farmland, and is a mining center in the country?

a)

Greater Mexico City

b)

Central Mexico

c)

Southern Mexico

d)

Northern Mexico

36.

Which region of Mexico has recently become a rich area due to trade with the US and maquiladoras that have been built along the US border?

a)

Greater Mexico City

b)

Central Mexico

c)

Southern Mexico

d)

Northern Mexico

37.

Which region of Mexico is the least populated with a large native population that practice traditional ways of life?

a)

Greater Mexico City

b)

Central Mexico

c)

Southern Mexico

d)

Northern Mexico

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