WorksheetsGeography: Ch.10 “Mexico”
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 1hrs 22mins
______________________ dominate Mexico’s physical setting.
Plains
Mountains
Grasslands
Hills
Mexico’s largest mountain range is called
Sierra Madre Oriental
Sierra Madre Norte
Sierra Madre Occidental
Sierra Madre
A plateau is...
An area of low and flat land
An area of rugged and hilly land
An area of high and flat land
An area of high mountains and hills
Mexico’s central plateau is located in between both Sierra Madres
True
False
Most of Mexico’s population live on the
Northern Pacific Coast
Central Plateau
Southern Pacific Coast
Yucatan peninsula
A depression formed by the collapse of a cavern’s roof is known as...
Peninsula
Cenote
Hole
Sinkhole
What makes Mexico’s Central Plateau a dangerous place to live?
It’s unstable climate
It’s location, surrounded by mountains
It’s high elevation
It’s location, between 4 tectonic plates
Which of the following is NOT a culture that influenced Mexico’s nation?
Native American
Spanish
French
Mestizo
Which of the following regions is rich in petroleum and natural gas deposits?
Northern Pacific Coast
Southern Pacific Coast
Golf Coastal Plain
Central Plateau
Which region is generally flat and has numerous underground caverns?
Northern Pacific Coast
Southern Pacific Coast
Central Plateau
Yucatán Peninsula
What keeps temperatures mild in Mexico’s central Plateau?
Irrigation
Elevation
Rain fall
Ocean breeze
What was New Spain?
a part of Mexico
A colony of Spain
The Aztec capital city
The Spanish capital city
The Mexican Revolution established what form of government in Mexico?
Dictatorship
Monarchy
Democracy
Colonist
What event made Mexico an independent country?
The conquest of the Aztecs
The distribution that gave land to th landless farmers
The rebellion against Spain in 1810
The revolution that began in 1910
Farmland owned collectively by farmers is known as...
Cash crops
Haciendas
Ejidos
Latifundios
Haciendas were owned by...
Aztecs
Spaniards
Criollos
Mestizos
After the Mexican Revolution, the government ______________ the land of the haciendas to _______________ peasants.
sold, wealthy
redistributed, land owner
redistributed, landless
sold, Mexican
What is NAFTA?
A trade agreement between Mexico and the world.
A trade agreement between U.S.A, Colombia, and Mexico.
A trade agreement between U.S.A and Canada.
A trade agreement between U.S.A, Canada, and Mexico.
__________________ are factories based In Mexico that produce goods sold in the U.S.A
Maquiladoras
Latifundio
Industry power plants
Ejidos
Which two factors help make tourism an important economic activity In Mexico?
its manufacturing and petroleum reserves
its climate and history
its mountains and uncrowded cities
its skiing resorts and dude ranches
