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WorksheetsGeography of Mexico
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
What region of Mexico is the most heavily populated?
Eastern Plateau
Central Plateau
Southern Plateau
Which coastal region has vast deposits of petroleum and natural gas?
Gulf Coast Plain
Northern Pacific Coast
Southern Pacific
Which coastal region includes the Mayan ruins?
Northern Pacific Coast
Yucatan Peninsula
Gulf Coast Plain
Which coastal region has a very hot and arid climate?
Southern Pacific Coast
Gulf Coast Plain
North Coastal Plain
Which coastal region includes the Sierra Madres del Sur?
Northern Coastal plain
Southern Coastal Plain
Yucatan peninsula
The Central Plateau is geologically unstable, which means that there are frequent_________________in that area
Earthquakes and volcanoes
Tornadoes and typhoons
Wars and pillaging
Which Spanish conquistador defeated the Aztec Empire and brought about European influence to the region?
Francisco Pizarro
Diego Valdez
Hernan Cortes
The territory conquered by Cortes became known as:
New England
New Spain
New Germany
What is a hacienda?
Large factory producing textiles
Spanish run estate that served as a farm or cattle ranch
Spanish occupied temple for worship
What is encomienda?
Political and economic system in which the Spanish king granted conquistadors haciendas and Indians who worked as slaves
A large Spanish run estate that served as a farm or cattle ranch
A Spanish run missionary outpost
In what year did Mexico achieve its independence from the Peninsulares after an 11 year war?
1811
1821
1831
One third of Mexico's farms are huge commercial farms called:
Latitudes
Land-share programs
Latifundios
What are the 2 major economic industries in Mexico?
Agriculture and steel production
Oil and tourism
Fish and Timber
What is the name for factories in mexico that assemble products for export to the Unites States?
Latifundios
Haciendas
Maquiladora
Crops raised for sale and profit are called:
Cash crops
Profit crops
Maize crops
What terms refers to only growing enough food to feed one's family?
Scarcity farming
Hacienda farming
Subsistence farming
