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Spatial inequality and Mexico

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An unequal distribution of wealth and resources...

a)

Socialism

b)

Urbanization

c)

Metropolitan

d)

Spatial inequality

2.

Which of these groups built a mighty empire in Central Mexico?

a)

Cherokee

b)

Aztecs

c)

Apache

d)

Seminole

3.

What happened to the Aztec civilization?

a)

They migrated back to Asia.

b)

Famine came and they starved to death.

c)

Conquered by the Spanish.

d)

Conquered by the French.

4.

Term that refers to people's overall level of well-being.

a)

Standard of living

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Precipitation

d)

Elevation

5.

Which of these words has THE LEAST to do with a city?

a)

Suburb

b)

Metropolitan

c)

Urbanization

d)

Rural

6.

What is a "commercial farm?"

a)

Small farm that grows enough to feed one family.

b)

Marketing company that makes commercials.

c)

A school that trains people to be farmers.

d)

Large farm that grows crops for export.

7.

Which of these words / phrases has THE LEAST to do with poverty?

a)

Estates

b)

Slums

c)

Tenements

d)

"Have nots"

8.
What is the movement of many people to cities?
a)
Emission
b)
Distortion
c)
Immigration
d)
Urbanization
9.
What group of native people built a great civilization in the Valley of Mexico and founded a great city called Tenochtitlan?
a)
Viking
b)
Incas
c)
Aztecs
d)
Russians
10.
Do most people in Mexico City have electricity, running water and telephones?
a)
yes
b)
no
11.
Why can't children in Mexico city go to school?
a)
They need to work for the family 
b)
public school costs too much
c)
there aren't schools where they live
d)
Parents don't believe in school
12.
What type of environmental issue is a concern for Mexico?
a)
Water pollution
b)
Oil pollution
c)
Air pollution
d)
Deforestation
13.
What was the contribution of Hernan Cortes?
a)
He was the Aztec emperor when the Spanish conquistadors arrived.
b)
He was the King of Spain who sent the conquistadors to Mexico.
c)
He was the Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs.
d)
He was the replacement for Montezuma after he was captured by the Spanish.
14.
If Mexico has a federal government, then which of these describes the distribution of power?
a)
Power is shared by the states and the central government.
b)
The central government holds all the power over the states.
c)
The states have all the power to control the central government.
d)
Power is held by one central authority, not the states.
15.
Since Mexico is allowing individual freedoms in their economy and culture, which is the BEST explanation of their place on the continuum?
a)
Mexico is leaning towards free-market economy.
b)
Mexico is leaning towards command economy.
c)
Mexico has no economy.
d)
Mexico's economy is mainly traditional.
16.
Mexico's president is elected by the general population. What does this mean?
a)
Mexico has a command economy.
b)
Mexico has a parliamentary democracy.
c)
Mexico has an oligarchy.
d)
Mexico has a presidential democracy.
17.
Mexico's 31 states share power with its central government. What does this mean?
a)
Mexico has a unitary government.
b)
Mexico has no GDP.
c)
Mexico has a federal government.
d)
Mexico has a confederate government.
18.
What is the capital of Mexico?
a)
Mexico City
b)
Chihuahua
c)
Tijuana
d)
Cancun
19.
Mexico is located in:
a)
North America
b)
Central America
c)
South America
d)
The Carribbean
20.

what is mexico's most important natural resource

a)

gas

b)

petroleum

c)

taco's

d)

silver

21.
The United States gained CA, NM, NV, AZ, CO, and UT as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which ended the....., and eventually clarified long-standing boundary disputes over Texas. 
a)
Texas Revolution 
b)
Spanish-American War
c)
French-Indian War
d)
US-Mexican War
22.
Southern Mexico is located in the ..... climate zone.
a)
tropical 
b)
semi-arid
c)
arid 
d)
sub-humid 
23.

The Inca Empire reached its peak in the same period as which group on the timeline below?

a)

Olmec

b)

Classic Maya

c)

Toltec

d)

Aztec Empire

24.
Where did the Incas live?
a)
Western South America
b)
Eastern North America
c)
Eastern South America
d)
Western North America
25.
One of the Mayans' many creations that we use today is
a)
365 day calendar
b)
Human Sacrifice
c)
The Wheel
26.
What is the Aztec capital?
a)
Mexico
b)
Tenochtitlan 
c)
Tlatelolco
d)
Calpolli
27.
Which disease killed the Aztecs?
a)
Bubonic Plague
b)
Ebola
c)
Yellow Fever
d)
Small Pox
28.
The conquered city of Tenochtitlan is now the modern day city of:
a)
Valdez
b)
Cortez City
c)
Mexico City
d)
San Jose
29.

Which of the descriptions below best describes Mexico’s physical geography?

a)

Tropical in the north, mountainous in the middle, rainforests in the south.

b)

Desert in the north, plains in the middle, rainforests in the south.

c)

Desert in the north, mountainous in the middle, rainforests in the south.

d)

Tropical in the north, rainforests in the middle, mountainous in the south.

30.

Based on the graph, what is the prominent religion in Mexico?

a)

Roman Catholic

b)

Protestant

c)

Judaism

d)

Other

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