Chapter 7 Mexico Notes

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(Body of water) forms the east coast of Mexico

Gulf of Mexico

Is a wide stretch of land east of the Sierra Madre Oriental

The Gulf Costal Plan

On the west side of Mexico

The Gulf of California separates the mainland of Mexico

The major rivers in Mexico include

The Rio Grande River that border the US and Lerma Rivers & flow into Lake Chapala, the largest natural lake in Mexico

The Miaiah located on

The Yucatan Peninsula

A new leader/military dictator emerged called

The cardelio

The Gulf of California separates the mainland of Mexico from

The Baia Peninsula

List 3 factors that influence Mexico's climate

1. Region high pressure 2. Regional high pressure system 3. Vertical climate zones

The Spanish arrived in Mexico in

1519

The Spanish Empire rules Mexico for

300 years

Mexico City is a megacity today

78% of Mexican citizens live in urban

Which of the following cities has the lowest elevation

Acapulco

What is Tenochtitlan

Aztec capital

The Central Plateau is the

Breadbasket of Mexico or the major grain producing area

The high mountain ranges and plateaus do not collect the volume of water that is common in tropical regions

But create templates vertical climate Zones

What church was established by the Spanish in Mexico

Catholic

The Aztec located in

Central Mexico

Spanish settlers began to grow

Coco and Mize (cash crops export to Spanish)

What group controls some regions of Mexico today and also impacts the US

Drug cartel

What Spanish conquistadors conquered the Aztec people

Heroanado

The Spanish Empire rules Mexico for 300 years until Mexico became

Independent

What is megacity

Larger and smelter city

A new leader/military dictator emerged called The cardelio but they were overthrown by the

Mexican Revolution

Aztec capital is now called

Mexico City

Which of the in #12, has the coldest average temperature

Mexico cities

Most people live in an inland flatland region which has moderate, consistent temperature called the

Mexico plateau

What political party rule Mexico for 70 years but corrupt

PRI Partido Revolucionario Institucional

Today Mexico is a Federal

Republican

Western Mexico is an area of seismic activity (volcanic eruption) which is part of the

Ring of fire

The Mesa del Norte or Northern Plateau is home to

Several large cities

The two main ranges are

Sierra Madre Occidental & Sierra Madre oriental

Conquistadors wanted the wealth of the indigenous people so they conquered them and took their

Silver and gold

Mexico is the world's leading producer of

Silver and ranks 13th in Petroleum (oil)

What are mestizo

Spanish and indigenous

The Mexican Rivera is located on

The west coastal side of Mexico

Which of the following is Mexico Mainly using to create electricity or power

Thermal

Where is coffee typically

Tierra Templada

The Miaiah located on The Yucatan Peninsula and The Aztec located in Central Mexico

We're the two large indigenous civilization in Mexico

Mexico was controlled by

wealthy landowners, army officers & catholic clergy but there were civil revolts


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