The World and Its People

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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