TRUE/FALSE
Though Mexico has a high birthrate, it has a very meager growth rate and a negative net migration rate.
True
How many people in Mexico live in or around Mexico City?
nearly one-fourth of the population
The ________ is a path of volcanic activity in the Pacific Ocean.
Ring of Fire
What is another name for a narrow land bridge that connects two regions?
isthmus
What city is the financial center of Mexico?
Mexico City
The Mexican government's treatment of its citizens is inconsistent, and wealthy people tend to be subjected to arbitrary arrests.
False-wealthy
The ___________ has substantially reduced the distance to transport goods from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
Panama Canal
The movement of people to a new area is called ______________.
migration
What is the term for a city that is the largest city in a country and is significantly larger than other cities in that country?
primate city
Manufacturing plants in Northern Mexico that are owned by foreign companies are called?
maquiladoras
The vast Mexican Plateau, bordered by the two Sierra Madres, dominates the landscape of Honduras.
False
The washing of soil from construction and farming sites by rain that transfers the dirt to the ocean is known as ___________.
sedimentation
What is tourism that emphasizes exotic, natural environments?
ecotourism
What country adopted the first Communist government in the Western Hemisphere?
Cuba
People of mixed Spanish and Indian ancestry are
mestizos
The Lesser Antilles are a chain of smaller islands that form the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea.
True
Most people in Central America live in what vertical climate zone?
tierra templada
The blending of aspects from various religions to form a new religion is known as what?
syncretism
What religion combines West African ancester worship, magic, and Roman Catholicism?
voodoo
Local languages are known as
dialects
Latin America has two main subregions:Mexico and Central America.
False
Air contaminated with various chemicals produces _________.
acid rain
What country dwells on a cluster of coral islands north of the Greater Antilles?
The Bahamas
What are dense jungles filled with biodiversity and are usually located in tropical regions called?
rainforests
Someone who lives illegally in an unoccupied building or on unused land is known as a
squatter