a catholic priest who led a revolt in Mexico in 1810

connected in one block

a system of several parallel mountain ranges

connected in one block

a flat area of land that lies between the two ranges of the Sierra Madre Mountains in Mexico

a flat area of land east of the Rocky Mountains

five freshwater lakes between Canada and the United States

an ancient system writing that uses pictures and symbols

Spanish soldier and leader that explored the newly discovered territories of North America, South America, central America and the Caribbean beginning in the 1500s, primarily in search of Gold

a people who settled in the area of modern Mexico City AD 1325-1525

a sale in 1853 from Mexico to the United States that established the current U.S. south western border

a civilization that lived in the Yucatan and northern Central America from 100 B.C. to A.D. 900

mild in terms of climate

a long period with little or no precipitation

farming to grow only enough food for families to eat, not to sell

-a large mass of ice and packed snow

a body of land surrounded on three sides by water

a rock formation in southwestern united states that has been cut deeply by the Colorado River over millions of years

a group of peoples or states ruled by a strong single ruler