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Mexico

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This REGION is hot, mountainous, often rainy, and lightly populated?

a)

Central

b)

Southern

c)

Eastern

d)

Northern

2.

This REGION is in a hurricane danger zone, has rocky soil, and is a popular ecotourist destination?

a)

Southern

b)

Northern

c)

Eastern

d)

Central

3.

This REGION is very large, dry, hot, and difficult to farm on without certain practices?

a)

Eastern

b)

Southern

c)

Central

d)

Northern

4.

This REGION is the heart of colonial Spanish influence, highly populated, and is susceptible to earthquakes?

a)

Central

b)

Southern

c)

Northern

d)

Eastern

5.

Mexico has 21 Independent States?

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Mexico City is a Federal District

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Mexico gained its independence from Spain in...?

a)

1801

b)

1821

c)

1905

d)

1890

8.

September 15th is the start of...?

a)

Constitution Day

b)

Cinco de Mayo

c)

Dia de los Muertos

d)

Mexican Independence Day

9.

This feature is considered the center of Mexico's government, economy, and culture...?

a)

Tijuana

b)

Mexico City

c)

Vera Cruz

d)

San Diego

10.

This feature is a peninsula that "separated" from Mexico's northwest coast thousands of years ago...

a)

Yucatan Peninsula

b)

Rio Grande

c)

Baja Peninsula

d)

None of the Above

11.

This feature is a peninsula that extends out into the Gulf of Mexico...?

a)

Yucatan Peninsula

b)

Sierra Madres

c)

Baja Peninsula

d)

None of the Above

12.

This feature extends almost the entire length of Baja California and even into the U.S. state of Arizona...?

a)

Sonora Desert

b)

Sea of Cortez

c)

Sierra Madres

d)

None of the Above

13.

This feature naturally defines the southern border of Texas with the northern border of Mexico...?

a)

Sierra Madres

b)

Sonora Desert

c)

Rio Grande

d)

None of the Above

14.

This feature is actually two separate ranges but they are commonly referred to as the...?

a)

The Rockies

b)

The Sierra Madres

c)

The neovolcanic cordillera

d)

None of the Above

15.

This feature is the name of an area where volcanic activity is high...?

a)

Vera Cruz

b)

Baja California

c)

Neovolcanic Cordillera

d)

None of the Above

16.

This feature is a body of water that is off Mexico's eastern coast and is surrounded on three sides by land...?

a)

Sea of Cortez

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

None of the Above

17.

This feature is a thin body of water off Mexico's northwest coast separating the mainland from a nearby peninsula...?

a)

Sea of Cortez

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

None of the Above

18.

This feature is a body of water that spans the length of Mexico's western coast...?

a)

Sea of Cortez

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

None of the Above

19.

Which one of the following is NOT a "Factor" that contributes to Mexico City's air pollution issue...?

a)

High population with many Car emissions

b)

Cold air masses above Mexico city trap the hot air below

c)

It rarely rains in Mexico City so it is dirty and polluted

d)

The mountains surrounding Mexico City form a bowl that forces the winds to go right over the city

20.

In Mexico urban and rural life is NOT very different...?

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Which of these is NOT a good "Solution"

a)

Have a day set aside for all drivers where they must find alternate transportation

b)

Promote and invest into public transit

c)

Do nothing and trust that nature will work it out for us

d)

Educating citizens about helpful and harmful air quality practices