WorksheetsMexico Chapter 13: 6th Grade
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
An empire is a system in which one power rules a number of territories. The colonial empire in Mexico was ruled by __________.
a)
Spain
b)
The United States
c)
Aztec
d)
Russia
2.
Before Europeans came to Mexico, many ___________ people lived in communities. The people owned and worked land together. This land was called ejidos.
a)
American
b)
Indian
c)
Yucatan
d)
Spanish
3.
Today, many Mexican farmers raise cash crops of vegetables and fruits. They sell much of their crops to ___________________.
a)
Indians
b)
the United States
c)
Spain
d)
aliens
4.
Slash and burn agriculture is the process of burning an area of forest to clear it for planting. Some people of the ___________________ use this method of farming.
a)
Baja Peninsula
b)
Yucatan Peninsula
c)
Aztec
d)
the United States
5.
____________________ people built raised fields called chinampas. Chinampas let them farm in the swampy lakes.
a)
Spanish
b)
Indian
c)
American
d)
Aztec
6.
The Maya lived _______________________.
a)
in the tropical rainforests of southeast Mexico, Guatemala and Belize
b)
throughout Mesoamerica
c)
in the United States
d)
in Spain
7.
Early Mesoamerican cultures (like the Olmecs) grew crops such as these:
a)
pumpkins, tomatoes and strawberries
b)
beans, squash, peppers, corn
c)
peas, apples, bananas
d)
sugar cane, cauliflower, carrots
8.
Some accomplishments of early mesoamerican cultures were:
a)
they built temples, pyramids, statues and large cities
b)
they could draw well
c)
they knew how to sing
d)
they conquered other countries
9.
The accomplishments of the Maya include:
a)
astronomy, calendar, writing system
b)
inventions like the telephone
c)
the first automobile
d)
they could make delicious tortillas
10.
The Mayan civilization ended because:
a)
They wanted to move to someplace with a cooler climate.
b)
they died from famine, disease and warfare.
c)
They migrated south for the winter
d)
They went north for the summer
11.
The Aztec people lived in the region of __________________.
a)
Central Mexico
b)
Northern Mexico
c)
Texas
d)
Yucatan Peninsula
12.
The Aztec people were known to grow and eat
a)
corn, beans, peppers, meat, dog, chocolate
b)
pizza
c)
peaches and bananas
d)
corn tortillas and tacos
13.
Some accomplishments of the Aztec people were
a)
large cities, they conquered other people, raised field agriculture
b)
that figured out how to tell time with a clock
c)
they knew how to play euchre
d)
they knew how to preserve food for later use
14.
Who would have said, "I helped build the city of Tenochtitlan."
a)
Spanish conquistador
b)
an Aztec worker
c)
a Maya farmer
d)
a mestizo
15.
Who would have said, " I took part in the attack against the Aztec capital."
a)
Spanish conquistador
b)
a resident of Chiapas
c)
a mestizo
d)
a Mexican Catholic
16.
Who would have said, "I still speak the language of my ancestors. My people have spoken our language for thousands of years."
a)
a Maya farmer
b)
a mestizo
c)
a modern Indian
d)
an Aztec worker
17.
Who would have said, "I am a Catholic priest. I began the revolt against the Spanish rulers in 1810."
a)
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
b)
a resident of Chiapas
c)
a Spanish conquistador
d)
a mulatto
18.
Who would have said, "I led the attack against the Aztec Empire."
a)
Hernan Cortez
b)
a modern Indian
c)
Porifirio Diaz
d)
a mulatto
19.
Who would have said, "I celebrate the Day of the Dead."
a)
a mulatto
b)
a Spanish conquistador
c)
a Mexican Catholic
d)
a mestizo
20.
Who would have said, "One of my parents was a Spaniard. My other parent was a Maya."
a)
a mulatto
b)
a mestizo
c)
a Mexican Catholic
d)
a resident of Chiapas
21.
Who would have said, " I built terraced hillsides."
a)
Maya farmer
b)
an Aztec warrior
c)
a mulatto
d)
Hernan Cortes
22.
Who would have said, " I took part in an uprising against the government in the 1990's."
a)
resident of Chiapas
b)
a Maya farmer
c)
a Mexican Catholic
d)
an Aztec worker
23.
Who would have said, "My mother was an African slave. My father was of mixed European ancestry."
a)
mulatto
b)
mestizo
c)
farmer
d)
worker
24.
Who would have said, " I am a military leader. I ruled Mexico in the early 1900's. Mexicans who did not like my rule started the Mexican Revolution."
a)
Porfirio Diaz
b)
Maya farmer
c)
Hernan Cortes
d)
mestizo
25.
Baja California can be described as a _____________.
a)
peninsula
b)
island
c)
mountain range
d)
an archipeligo
26.
The Mexican Plateau can be described as an are that is ________________.
a)
rugged, has plains and mountains
b)
volcanic
c)
full of dense forests
d)
a wet swampy marshland
27.
The Valley of Mexico can be described using the words; ___________________________.
a)
mountains, volcanoes, earthquakes
b)
mountains, rivers, lakes
c)
peaks, snow caps, glaciers
d)
desert, highlands, rainforest
28.
What words describe the Yucatan Peninsula?
a)
rugged, mountains, desert
b)
flat, sinkholes, forests
c)
rivers, beaches, shrubs
d)
volcanoes, earthquakes, beaches
29.
Mexico City is:
a)
the capital of Mexico, heavily populated, very polluted
b)
Wealthy, clean, not very populated
c)
Peaceful, clean air, mostly farmland
d)
reliant on agriculture, located in northern Mexico, not polluted
30.
In which part of Mexico would you find a dry climate?
a)
Chihuahuan desert
b)
the rainforest
c)
the Yucatan Peninsula
d)
the coastal plain
31.
What is the weather like along Mexico's southeastern coast?
a)
humid tropical
b)
artic
c)
continental
d)
desert
32.
What is Mexico's most important energy resource?
a)
water
b)
plants
c)
people
d)
petroleum
33.
What kind of government does Mexico have?
a)
communism
b)
democracy
c)
nazi
d)
federalist
34.
What has helped Mexico's economy?
a)
REO
b)
LOL
c)
NAFTA
d)
NASA
35.
What economic activity is the traditional focus of Mexican life?
a)
fishing
b)
mining
c)
oil drilling
d)
agriculture
36.
This culture region is the most developed and most crowded.
a)
Greater Mexico City
b)
Southern Mexico
c)
The Yucatan
d)
Oil Coast
37.
This culture region contains fertile valleys, small family farms and new industry
a)
Northern Mexico
b)
Central Interior
c)
Yucatan Peninsula
d)
Southern Mexico
38.
This culture region is a large producer of oil, relies on farming and ranching.
a)
Oil Coast
b)
Southern Mexico
c)
Yucatan Peninsula
d)
Greater Mexico City
39.
This culture region is poor, has very little industry and few cities.
a)
Southern Mexico
b)
Northern Mexico
c)
Yucatan Peninsula
d)
Greater Mexico City
40.
This culture region is prosperous, modern and has maquiladoras.
a)
Southern Mexico
b)
Oil Coast
c)
Greater Mexico City
d)
Northern Mexico
41.
This culture region is sparsely populated, practices slash and burn agriculture, has the Maya ruins and sunny beaches that attract tourism.
a)
Northern Mexico
b)
Central Interior
c)
The Yucatan
d)
Oil Coast
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