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WorksheetsMexico Review
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
What is Mexico's capital and largest city?
Guadalajara
Monterrey
Mexico City
Cancun
Which city is a major steel-producing town?
Guadalajara
Monterrey
Mexico City
Cancun
What form of government does Mexico have today?
Parliamentary Democracy
Democratic Republic
Federal Republic
Monarchy
Which of the following people is a famous Mexican mural painter?
Jose Clemente Orozco
Octavio Paz
Miguel Haidalgo
Emiliano Zapata
Which of the following people is a famous Mexican writer who describes daily life in Mexico?
Jose Clemente Orozco
Octavio Paz
Miguel Haidalgo
Emiliano Zapata
Culturally, Mexico is a part of what area?
Latin America
North America
South America
Southern Hemisphere
Physically, Mexico is a part of what area?
Latin America
North America
South America
Southern Hemisphere
What is the term for a large farm that raises a single crop for money?
Colonies
Plantations
Haciendas
Mestizos
Which climate zone found at the top of Mexico’s mountains?
Tierra Caliente
Tierra Templada
Tierra Fria
Sierra Madre Occidental
Tenochtitlan is the site of what Mexican city
Monterrey
Mexico City
Monterrey
Cancun
Who led an army of peasants in 1810 hoping to defeat Spanish colonization?
Francisco Villa
Emiliano Zapata
Miguel Hidalgo
Santa Anna
What is the religion of most Mexicans today?
Islam
Protestantism
Roman Catholicism
Judaism
What is the altitude zone in Mexico’s coastal lowlands?
Tierra Caliente
Tierra Fria
Humid Continental
Tierra Templada
Which altitude zone means the ‘temperate land’?
Tierra Caliente
Marine West Coast
Tierra Fria
Tierra Templada
The Maya prospered in the rain forests of what part of Mexico?
North America
Southern Hemisphere
Tenochtitlan
Yucatan Peninsula
Which ancient society created large stone heads, jade jewelry, and were the first to grow maize?
Olmec
Aztec
Mayans
Incans
Which ancient society created a 365 day calendar to measure time?
Olmec
Mayans
Aztec
Incans
Which Conquistador led the conquest of Mexico?
Hernan Cortez
Miguel Hidalgo
Francisco Pizarro
Emiliano Zapata
Who led a peasant revolt against the Mexico ruling class to redistribute wealth and land among the people?
Hernan Cortez
Pancho Villa
Miguel Hidalgo
Emiliano Zapata
In 1821, Mexico gained its independence from what country?
Portugal
The U.S.
Spain
Italy
Which mountain range is located on the eastern side of Mexico?
Popocatepetl
Sierra Madre Occidental
Sierra Madre Del Sur
Sierra Madre Oriental
Where are the lowest elevations of Mexico?
In the Sierra Madre Occidental
Along both coasts of Mexico
Along the upper Rio Grande
Surrounding Mexico City
What is NAFTA?
A production agreement
A labor group in Mexico
A labor group in the U.S.
A trade agreement
Why has NAFTA has been controversial in the U.S.?
10 to 15 percent
Mexico has strong labor unions
The fear that U.S. jobs will be lost
Mexico’s workers are highly paid
Trade has grown by
Which of the following is a traditional form of Mexican music?
Mariachi
Samba
Flaminco
The Twist
Which date is independence day in Mexico?
July 4th
September 16
May 5th
November 2nd
Who is the president of Mexico today
Carlos Fuentes
Diego Rivera
Claudia Sheinbaum
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Which of the following is an example of a challenge that Mexico faces today
Drug cartels
pollution due to rapid industrial growth
mounting national debt
poverty in Chiapas at 75% and 40% live below the poverty line
All of the Above
