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Mexico Assessment

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is a flat bread made of corn that is a staple of the Mexican diet.

a)

tortilla

b)

mole

c)

bread

d)

tamale

2.
1.  Mexico is the world’s...... Spanish-speaking country in the world.
a)
largest
b)
smallest
c)
second-largest
d)
third-largest
3.
What do we call factories that assemble parts made in other countries?
a)
Maquiladoras
b)
A fab 
c)
A Ford factory
d)
A war room
4.
NAFTA is a trade agreement between which countries?
a)
The US, Mexico, and Canada
b)
The US, Great Britain, and Canada
c)
The US, Canada, and Greenland
d)
Mexico and Canada 
5.

Most people in Mexico live in:

a)

Mexico City

b)

The country

c)

Urban areas

d)

Poverty

6.

A person who has both European and Native ancestors

a)

campesino

b)

mestizo

c)

tortilla

d)

peso

7.

A narrow strip of land connecting two large land masses

a)

Peninsula

b)

Desert

c)

Isthmus

d)

Tsunami

8.

What is the river we share with Mexico called in the United States?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Rio Bravo

c)

Rio Grande

d)

Nile River

9.

Which Mexican peninsula is in the western part of Mexico?

a)

Yucatan Peninsula

b)

Tehuantepec Peninsula

c)

Mexican Peninsula

d)

Baja California

10.
What country is North of Mexico? 
a)
U.S.A.
b)
Russia
c)
Brazil
d)
Canada
11.
What language do people speak in Mexico? 
a)
Spanish
b)
English
c)
French
d)
Mexican
12.
What is a special holiday in Mexico to celebrate the dead?
a)
Halloween
b)
Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
c)
Independence Day
d)
New Year's Eve
13.
The Yucatan Peninsula is on the coast of the Gulf of _________. 
a)
Mexico
b)
Argentina 
c)
Africa 
14.
The Mexican flag is red, white, and ________.
a)
green
b)
blue
c)
orange 
15.

This is the name of the three main mountain ranges in Mexico. Also known as the "Mother Range".

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Yucatan Peninsula

c)

Baja California

d)

Sierra Madre

16.

What three countries does Mexico border?

a)

The United States, Cuba, Guatemala

b)

Cuba, Belize, Guatemala

c)

Guatemala, Belize, The United States

d)

The United States, Honduras, Cuba

17.

How many states does Mexico have?

a)

50

b)

29

c)

32

d)

45

18.

This is a food item that is wrapped in a corn husk or bananna leaf and eaten by Mexicans.

a)

Tortilla

b)

Chip

c)

Taco

d)

Tamale

19.

What continent is Mexico in?

a)

South America

b)

Europe

c)

North America

d)

Asia

20.

Which number is Mexico?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

3

d)

1

21.

A strip of land connecting two continents is what?

a)

latitude

b)

land bridge

c)

altitude

d)

hurricane

22.

Height above sea level is called what?

a)

latitude

b)

land bridge

c)

altitude

d)

hurricane

23.

This is the distance north or south of the equatore, measured in degrees.

a)

latitude

b)

land bridge

c)

altitude

d)

hurricane

24.

This is a severe storm that develops over oceans.

a)

latitude

b)

land bridge

c)

altitude

d)

hurricane

25.

This is a public square.

a)

plaza

b)

adobe

c)

industrialized

d)

migrant worker

26.

This is sun dried brick.

a)

plaza

b)

adobe

c)

industrialized

d)

migrant worker

27.

This is describing a country when manufacturing is a major economic activity.

a)

plaza

b)

adobe

c)

industrialized

d)

migrant worker

28.

Mexico was once a colony of this country.

a)

Spain

b)

Guatemala

c)

Brazil

d)

Portugal

29.

Anthony Bourdain travels to this Mexican City in "A Cook's Tour" on Edpuzzle.

a)

Guadalajara

b)

Mexico City

c)

Puerto Vallarta

d)

Puebla

30.

What is marked in light blue?

a)

Yucatan Peninsula

b)

Baja California

c)

Sierra Madre del Sur

d)

Sierra Madre Oriental

31.

What does the line represent in the picture?

a)

Antarctic Circle

b)

Equator

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

32.

Which body of water is highlighted on the map?

a)

Gulf of California

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Caribbean Sea

d)

Gulf of Mexico

33.

Name this country

a)

Guatemala

b)

Cuba

c)

Mexico

d)

Costa Rica

34.

Name this country

a)

Belize

b)

Cuba

c)

Mexico

d)

Dominican Republic

35.
One of the Mayans' many creations that we use today is
a)
365 day calendar
b)
Human Sacrifice
c)
The Wheel
36.
What is the Aztec capital?
a)
Mexico
b)
Tenochtitlan 
c)
Tlatelolco
d)
Calpolli
37.

This gal is a famous Mexican immigrant turned chef. She owns South Philly Barbacoa.

a)

Jennifer Lopez

b)

Shakira

c)

Frida Kahlo

d)

Christina Martinez

38.
"Each picture stood for an object and/or a sound."  This refers to the Mayan writing system that we call ___________. 
a)
Sanskrit
b)
Hieroglyphs
c)
Arabic
d)
Cyrillic
39.

What type of Government does Mexico have?

a)

Federal Republic

b)

Absolute Monarchy

c)

Totaltarian

d)

Dictatorship

40.

On your map letter B represents which city?

a)

Rosarita

b)

Guadalajara

c)

Mexico City

d)

Merida

41.

On your map the Pacific Ocean is labeled with which letter?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

42.

On your map the Sierra Madre Occidental is labeled with which letter?

a)

B

b)

A

c)

D

d)

E

43.

What type of climate is found in Southern Mexico?

a)

Tropical

b)

Temperate

c)

Arid

d)

Arctic

44.

What religion do most people in Mexico practice?

a)

Catholicism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Judaism

d)

Islam

45.

Cinco de Mayo means the "Fifth of May" and is the set aside to remember Mexico's victory over the ______________ in 1862.

a)

English

b)

Spanish

c)

French

d)

Aztecs

46.

Mexico's currency is the ______________.

a)

euro

b)

dollar

c)

yen

d)

peso

47.

Air pollution is a major problem in Mexico City.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

What is a Mestizo?

a)

A person of mixed European and Native Mexican ancestry

b)

A church outpost in Northern Mexico ran by the Catholic Church

c)

Land surrounded by water on three sides

d)

Large farm/ranch granted by the Spanish Monarchy

49.

Where is the Mexican Plateau located?

a)

Northern Mexico

b)

Southern Mexico

c)

Central Mexico

50.

This is a common natural disaster in Mexico. Mexico City experienced a significant one in 1985.

a)

volcanoe

b)

earthquake

c)

tornado

d)

thunderstorm