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Mexico

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Collapsed surface rock that exposes underground pools.

a)

Haciendas

b)

Aquifers

c)

Chinampas

d)

Cenotes

2.

_____ is a forced payment.

a)

Tribute

b)

Cenotes

c)

Coup D'etat

d)

Hacienda

3.

The Aztec built floating gardens known as...

a)

Cenotes

b)

Aquifers

c)

Chinampas

d)

Tributes

4.

Mexico's Yucatan has many underwater caves containing water, which are known as ______.

a)

Peninsulares

b)

Tributes

c)

Cenotes

d)

Aquifers

5.

Mexicans in higher elevations practice _____ where they grow just enough for them/their family.

a)

Sustainable Farming

b)

Slash-and-burn Agriculture

c)

Subsistence Farming

d)

Growing Cash Crops

6.

____ is preserving a resource, rather than using it up.

a)

Subsistence

b)

Sustainable

c)

Missions

d)

Maquiladoras

7.

_____ are large areas of farm/ranch land.

a)

Haciendas

b)

Missions

c)

Maquiladoras

d)

Chinampas

8.

Missions are...

a)

Church outposts

b)

Preserved underwater caves

c)

Lands given up to another country

d)

Large areas of farm land

9.

_____ is a government of elected officials.

a)

Dictatoship

b)

Autocracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Republic

10.

When a Coup D'etat occured in Spain, it meant that...

a)

They gave up lands to another country

b)

Forefieted the war effort

c)

A small group suddenly overthrew the gov't

d)

They began to build new Missions

11.

When the U.S. annexed Texas, it...

a)

Added Texas onto the U.S.

b)

Took Texas by force

c)

Fought with Mexico against the Texans

d)

Gave Texas back to Mexico

12.

Mexican foreign owned factioreis where parts made elsewhere are put into finished goods and exported.

a)

Haciendas

b)

Chinampas

c)

Malquiladoras

d)

Aquifers

13.

Which of the following was NOT a civilization that exsisted before Spanish conquest?

a)

Aztec

b)

Olmec

c)

Maya

d)

Inca

14.

For what were the Aztec known?

a)

Hieroglyphic writing system

b)

Military conquest

c)

Large seaports for trading

d)

First to grow maize

15.

What brought about the downfall of the Mayan civilization?

a)

It's a mystery

b)

Volcanic activity

c)

Overpopulation

d)

Overuse of land

16.

What advantages did Cortes have over Montezuma?

a)

Knowledge of where the gold was

b)

A disciplined army

c)

Ability to speak several languages

d)

Stronger weapons, armor, horses

17.

Why did Texas rebel against Mexico?

a)

Mexico limited colonial immigration to Texas

b)

Both Anglos and Mexicans lived in Texas

c)

Texas grew too large to be rule by another country

d)

Texas wanted to join the United States

18.

What created the aquifers in the Yucatan?

a)

Pollution rotted the limestone rock

b)

Seeping water formed underground caves

c)

Earthquakes cause caverns to form

d)

Mexican engineers drilled tunnels under mountains

19.

Which social group in Colonial Mexico usually consisted of high government officials and Spanish born?

a)

Peninsulares

b)

Criollos

c)

Mestizos

d)

Texans

20.

Which social group in Colonial Mexico usually was a mix between Spanish and Native American blood?

a)

Peninsulares

b)

Criollos

c)

Mestizos

d)

Texans

21.

Which Mexican civilization studied the stars, developed a calendar, and had a system of writing?

a)

Aztec

b)

Mayan

c)

Olmec

d)

Inca

22.

An outbreak of a disease that spreads quickly:

a)

Civilization

b)

Epidemic

c)

Tyranny

d)

Exile

23.

To force a person to leave a country as punishment:

a)

Exile

b)

Tyranny

c)

Annexation

d)

Republic

24.

A society with a highly developed culture, politics, and technology:

a)

Economy

b)

Civilization

c)

Republic

d)

Empire

25.

I was a priest that took over the independence movement, conquered spanish troops, and eventually controlled most of southern Mexico until executed.

a)

Miguel Hidalgo

b)

Jose Morelos

c)

Augustin Iturbide

d)

Santa Anna

26.

I was a priest who started the independence movement in Mexico:

a)

Miguel Hidalgo

b)

Jose Morelos

c)

Santa Anna

d)

Agustin Iturbide

27.

Which of the following was NOT one of the Three Guarantees?

a)

Mexican Independence

b)

Peninsulares and criollos would be equal

c)

Texas would remain independent

d)

Roman Catholicism - only religion in Mexico

28.

I was once a member of the upper class, united small rebel groups, and declared myself emperor of Mexico:

a)

Miguel Hidalgo

b)

Jose Morelos

c)

Santa Anna

d)

Agustin de Iturbide

29.

Which river serves as the boundary between Mexico and the U.S.?

a)

Nueces River

b)

Rio Grande River

c)

Missouri River

d)

Guadalupe River

30.

Texan rebels were defeated at the ______, but defeated Santa Anna at _______.

a)

Alamo, San Jacinto

b)

San Jacinto, Alamo

c)

Mexico City, Gadsden

d)

Chiuahua, Alamo

31.

In 1848, Mexico gave up the area from Texas to California:

a)

Gadsden Purchase

b)

Texas Revolution

c)

Battle of the Alamo

d)

Mexican Cession

32.

Land given up in 1853 by Santa Anna in present day Arizona and New Mexico:

a)

Gadsden Purchase

b)

Oregon Country

c)

Chihuahua Purchase

d)

Mexican Cession

33.

Those of Spanish background born in Mexico:

a)

Criollos

b)

Peninsulares

c)

Mestizos

d)

Mayan

34.

Jose Morelos dragted a constitution that made Mexico a republic, a _________.

a)

Government ruled by a small group

b)

Government ruled by military force

c)

Government ruled by one

d)

Government of elected officials

35.

Where is the Mexican Plateau?

a)

Between two ranges of the sierra madres

b)

On the U.S. Mexican border

c)

Next to the coast of the Gulf of Mexico

d)

At the edge of Mexico's Pacific Coast

36.

What natural resources come from Mexico's mountains?

a)

Coffee, sugarcane, wheat

b)

Copper, zinc, silver

c)

Fruit and oil

d)

Cattle and pigs

37.

What is the best description of farming in Mexico?

a)

The Mexican government owns all the farmland

b)

People farm for export and subsistance

c)

Farming happens only along the coasts

d)

All coffee come from Mexico

38.

For what were the Aztecs know?

a)

Used hieroglyphics as a system of writing

b)

Created an empire through military conquest

c)

Built large seaports to encourage trade

d)

Were the first people to grow corn or maize

39.

What event in Mexican history happend in 1824?

a)

First arrival of the spainards

b)

Defeat of the Aztecs

c)

Loss of territory of Texas

d)

Writing of a new constitution

40.

What was the goal of the Mexican Revolution?

a)

Send away European troops

b)

Land reform to reduce inequality between rich and poor

c)

Get rid of Emiliano Zapata and Pancho Villa

d)

Make Mexico a military dictatorship

41.

What was Hernan Cortes goal?

a)

Learn from Aztec astronomers

b)

Explore and conquer the Americas

c)

Introduce horses and dogs to Mexico

d)

Make peace between the Maya and Aztecs

42.
What Aztec ruler did the Spanish defeat?
a)
Cortes
b)
Hidalgo
c)
Morelos
d)
Montezuma
43.

An extensive group of people governed by one ruler:

a)

Republic

b)

Empire

c)

Dynasty

d)

Civilization

44.

The majority of Mexicans today are mestizos:

a)

Mix of Native American and Spanish ancestry

b)

Mix of European and Spanish ancestry

c)

Native American citizens

d)

Individuals of Spanish background

45.

Which of the following was NOT established under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

a)

The Nueces River served as the Mexican-U.S. border

b)

Mexico recognized U.S. annexation of Texas

c)

Sold Cali. and land north of the Rio Grande

d)

The Rio Grande served as the Mexican-U.S. border

46.

Emiliano Zapata and Pancho Villa were known for:

a)

Establishing a new Constitution

b)

Establishing the ejido system

c)

Fighting for land reforms

d)

Fighting for government control

47.

Established shared tracts of farmland, in which the community members individually farm parces and collectively maintain holdings:

a)

Nationalization

b)

Globalization

c)

Ejido system

d)

Economic reform

48.

Development of a world economy based on free trade and the use of labor from other countries:

a)

Globalization

b)

Nationalization

c)

Economy

d)

Ejido System

49.

Which of the following is not an economic sector in Mexico?

a)

Agriculture

b)

Services

c)

Manufacturing

d)

Trade

50.

Placed under government control:

a)

Globalization

b)

NAFTA

c)

Vaqueros

d)

Nationalization

51.

Political party formed out of political instability; goal - ecact the reforms that were fought for during the Mexican Revolution:

a)

Zapatista Liberation Party

b)

NAFTA

c)

Maquiladoras

d)

Insittutional Revolutionary Party

52.

Organized society that lived along the southern coast of the Gulf of Mexico and had strong influences on later Mexican cultures:

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

c)

Olmec

d)

Maya

53.

I broke the PRI's 71 year rule; My refom efforts moved slowly and many Mexicans disappointed:

a)

Vicente Fox

b)

Emiliano Zapata

c)

Porfirio Diaz

d)

Benito Juarez

54.

I proposed major reforms to promote social equality, but many religious and military leaders did not like me and caused civil unrest:

a)

Porfirio Diaz

b)

Pancho Villa

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Benito Juarez

55.

What brought about the downfall of the Mayan civilization?

a)

It's a mystery

b)

Volcanic activity

c)

Overpopulation

d)

Overuse of land

56.

A society with a highly developed culture, politics, and technology:

a)

Economy

b)

Civilization

c)

Republic

d)

Empire

57.

A Spanish explorer:

a)

Aztec

b)

Criollos

c)

Peninsulares

d)

Conquistadors

58.

What are heiroglyphics?

a)

Society with a highly developed culture

b)

System of writing consisting of pictures and symbols

c)

A force payment

d)

An extensive gorup of people governed by one ruler

59.

Which of the following was NOT a reason for Spanish conquest of the new world?

a)

Gold

b)

Glory

c)

God

d)

Greed

60.

A government in which the decisions are made by a centralized authority, the leader.

a)

Democracy

b)

Autocracy

c)

Empire

d)

Republic

61.

Which individual became dictator and enabled policies that benefited the wealthy, which led to the Mexican Revolution?

a)

Santa Anna

b)

Benito Juarez

c)

Pancho Villa

d)

Porfirio Diaz

62.

Which individual became president in 1934 and re-established the ejido system?

a)

Lazaro Cardenas

b)

Benito Juarez

c)

Porfirio Diaz

d)

Santa Anna

63.

Which of the following is NOT true of Mexico's government.

a)

Mexico is a centralized autocracy

b)

Mexico is a democratic government

c)

Powers of the government are divided between three branches

d)

Mexico has a federal republic of 31 districts (states)

64.

Which culture region in Mexico is defined by mining, ranching, and colonial towns?

a)

Greater Mexico City

b)

Central Mexico

c)

Northern Mexico

d)

Southern Mexico

65.

Which georgaphical region in Mexico consists of volcanic activity with high elevations and low valleys between mountains?

a)

Southern Highlands

b)

Mesa Central

c)

Sierra Madres

d)

Gulf Coastal Plains

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