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WorksheetsIndustries in New Mexico - EOC Review
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
The three sisters of Agriculture are:
beans, corn, rice
beans, chile, squash
bean, chile, rice
beans, corn, squash
Chile production in New Mexico faces what challenges as a cash crop? (Select all that are correct).
Foreign growers who pay less for labor
Devastating pest and the need for pesticides
Decline in the appeal for chile in foods
Chile is too hot for most Americans
All account for the rise of the cattle industry in New Mexico except:
Indian reservations and army forts
Drought during 1880s in west Texas
Discovery of watering holes in Llano Estacado
Slaughter houses in New Mexico
__________ production has played a significant role in the economic development of New Mexico beginning in the 1850's and continuing to the present. It is one of the four mineral fuels produced in New Mexico
oil
coal
uranium
precious minerals like gold
What attracted tourist in the early 1900s still attracts tourist today is it's __________ and __________.
landscapes and Native American cultures
museums and landscapes
concerts and art
amusement parks and casinos
Which of the following is correct about Tribal Gaming in New Mexico.
Instituting various social services on Native American reservations including new health facilities, education facilities and education assistance programs.
Majority of funding goes to pay for third party funders such as mafia, big national banks, or out of state individual investors
Opened New Mexico to legalize gambling like Nevada.
Indian gaming employment and profits are exclusive to only to Native American reservations and Pueblos.
What is a minority state?
A state with a large population of minorities
A state with small population of minorities
A state with large an equal diversity of all ethnic populations
A state with only one ethnicity
Which is not a factor affecting the growth of a majority-minority state?
High birth rate
Immigration/migration
Opportunity for a better job, life, or other economic/social factors
Lack of access to the legal system
According to the chart which Industry has the largest percentage of employees?
Education
Agriculture
Health Care and Social Assistance
Retail
