World geo chapter 10

Mexico is heartland region is dominated by

And elevated plateau

Key to the Spanish conquest of Mexico in the 1500s was that the Spanish...

Formed alliances with the enemies of the Aztecs

Large Spanish owned estate in America

Hacienda

Although the southern part of the central plateau lies in the tropics, the region...

Has mild temperatures because of high elevation

Which of the following is a direct result of NAFTA

Increase in manufacturing jobs in Mexico

Although Mexico is Northern Pacific coast is dry and hot, it has good farmland because

Irrigation

Watering of farmland with water drawn from reservoirs of rivers

Irrigation

Because it lies at the crossroads of four tectonic plates, Mexico central plateau...

Is the site of frequent earthquake and volcanic activity

The central plateau is the most densely populated region of Mexico because

It has several large cities, the land is nourished by rich soil, and plenty of rainfall

Which of the following is an accurate statement about Mexico City

It's high elevation contributes to a mild climate year-round

Land is taken from those who own large amounts

Land Redistribution

In order to conquer Mexico, the Spanish...

Made allies of the enemies of the Aztecs

Factory in Mexico along the US border that assembles goods for export

Maquiladora

Mexico became a democratic republic in 1920 because

Mexico had a new government and new constitution

Hole formed when lime stone dissolves

Sink hole

NAFTA countries include all of the following except

Spain

Forming that provides only enough for the family

Subsistence farming

Many people once expressed concern about the appearance of maquiladoras because

Tedious work and low pay

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the coastal areas of Mexico

The areas along the gulf coast and the Northern Pacific coast or the widest

The Yucatán peninsula has many underground caverns because

The bedrock that underlies the Yucatán is porous lime stone, when it rains the limestone dissolves

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the coastal areas of Mexico

The climate is more moderate along the eastern coast then along the western coast

Many haciendas were bought by the government after the revolution because

The farms would be worked by Indians

The main cause of the Mexican Revolution was

The gap between the rich and the poor in the country

Which of the following describes the population distribution in Mexico

The majority of the population lives in the Plato area that lies between the two major mountain ranges

Which of the following is an accurate statement about a change in Mexican society brought about by the Mexican Revolution

The number of haciendas decreased dramatically

Major sources of income for the Mexican economy include all of the following except

The technology industry

A primary reason for the war of independence from Spain was...

The unhappiness of the criollos at the privileges reserved only for the peninsulares

Mexico's Baja Peninsula can be described as

A mountainous desert

Latifundios aremore likely then Ejidios to do all of the following except

Be owned by members of a rural community

Mexico's gulf coastal Plain is important to the country's economy because

Beneath the waters of the Gulf of Mexico their are vast deposits of petroleum and natural gas

Until Mexico won it's independence from Spain...

Criollos were appointed to most top government positions

Worker who travels from place to place

Migrant worker

Which phase out trade barriers of US, Mexico and Canada

NAFTA

A basic difference between the democratic republic of Mexico and that of the United States is that in Mexico...

One political party held power for decades

Strip of land that jutsout into an ocean

Peninsula

Area of high flatland

Plateau

Many Mexicans move to urban areas because

There were more job opportunities and more chances of education

All of the following are accurate statements about haciendas except

They are usually owned by absentee Landlords who lived in Spain

In recent years tourism has become an even more important part of Mexico's economy because

Tourism is a cleaner economic activity