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LCR Mexico

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The largest city in Mexico, and one of the largest in the world is _________.
a)
Mexico City
b)
Yaztze 
c)
China Lily
2.
The river that is the border between the United States and Mexico is the ______.
a)
Rio Grande
b)
Turpintime
c)
Servitude 
3.
Review: What were the Aztecs like? 
a)
Friendly neighbors
b)
Conquerors and fighters 
c)
Fish 
4.
What type of environmental issue is a concern for Mexico?
a)
Water pollution
b)
Oil pollution
c)
Air pollution
d)
Deforestation
5.
Which body of water is found along the eastern border of Mexico?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Gulf of Mexico
c)
Rio Grande
d)
Atlantic Ocean
6.
Why was it so easy for the Spanish to defeat the Aztecs?
a)
The Spanish were too interested in the natural resources to worry about the Aztecs.
b)
The Spanish had technology advantages, like GPS and laser/radar.
c)
The Aztecs were sleeping when the Spanish attacked.
d)
The Aztecs thought Cortes was a god, and they welcomed the Spanish warmly.
7.
Which of these describes Montezuma?
a)
Montezuma was the Aztec emperor who defeated the Spanish invaders.
b)
Montezuma was the Aztec emperor who was killed by the Spanish.
c)
Montezuma was a Spanish conquistador who defeated the Spanish.
d)
Montezuma was a Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztec.
8.
What is the capital of Mexico?
a)
Mexico City
b)
Chihuahua
c)
Tijuana
d)
Cancun
9.
The movement of people from rural areas to cities is called...
a)
immigration
b)
overcrowding
c)
urbanization
d)
poverty
10.
Which of these is a natural resource you would find in Mexico? 
a)
Maple Trees
b)
Phosphate
c)
Silver
d)
Snow
11.
The climate in Mexico is hot and dry, which word means the same as hot and dry? 
a)
arid
b)
tundra
c)
plateau 
d)
arable 
12.

About 87% Mexicans are.....

a)

Islamic

b)

Jewish

c)

Protestant

d)

Roman catholic

13.

A result of the Mexican-American War was that

a)

Mexico achieved its independence from Spain.

b)

Mexico lost nearly half of its territory to the US

c)

the Aztecs were defeated.

d)

Mexico was defeated and had to give up all there territory

14.

What does NAFTA stand for?

a)

North American Free Trade Article

b)

North American Free Trade Argument

c)

North American Free Trade Agreement

d)

North American Food Trade Agreement

15.

What is the most populated city in Mexico?

a)

Tenochtitlan

b)

Mexico City

c)

Iztapalapa

d)

New Mexico

16.

Who conquered early Mexico?

a)

Herman Cortes

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Hernan Cortes

d)

Harold Coman

17.

What did Hernan Cortes name Mexico?

a)

New Europe

b)

New Spain

c)

Spanish States

d)

New France

18.

This feature is a peninsula that extends out into the Gulf of Mexico...?

a)

Yucatan Peninsula

b)

Sierra Madres

c)

Baja Peninsula

d)

None of the Above

19.
What was the capitol of the Aztec empire?
a)
Tenochan
b)
tenochtitlan
c)
Miamoi
d)
Mexico city
20.
Chinampas are...
a)
Artificial Islands
b)
Natural Islands
c)
Crops
d)
Artificial Waterways
21.
What civilization contributed to the Mayans success?
a)
The Aztecs
b)
The Olmecs
c)
The French
d)
The Incans