The World and Its People: Western Hemisphere, Europe, and Russia

Chapter 6: Mexico

Mexico

1.
Mexico is part of a land bridge that connects North America and _____
A)South America.
B)Latin America.
C)the West Indies.
D)the United States.

2.
The large, flat center of Mexico is the _____
A)Sierra Madre Oriental.
B)Sierra Madre Occidental.
C)Sierra Madre del Sur.
D)Plateau of Mexico.

3.
Mexico's mountain ranges create three _____
A)latitude zones.
B)altitude zones.
C)economic regions.
D)population groups.

4.
The U.S.-Mexico border has experienced an increase in _____
A)vaqueros.
B)plantations.
C)maquiladoras.
D)tourism.

5.
In the mid-1990s, Mexico, Canada, and the United States approved a trade agreement called _____
A)NAFTA.
B)PRI.
C)ZOCALO.
D)FOX.

6.
Today Mexico City stands on the site of the ancient Aztec capital of _____
A)Texcoco.
B)Yucatán.
C)Kukulcan.
D)Tenochtitlán.

7.
Mexico gained its independence in 1821 from _____
A)Italy.
B)the United Kingdom.
C)Spain.
D)Portugal.

8.
Which religion do most Mexicans follow today?
A)Islam
B)Judaism
C)Protestantism
D)Roman Catholicism

9.
In the center of Mexico's cities, you often find large public areas called _____
A)town squares.
B)plazas.
C)adobes.
D)haciendas.

10.
Modern Mexico's government is a _____
A)federal republic.
B)dictatorship.
C)socialist republic.
D)parliamentary monarchy.
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