vocab terms
Farming that provides only enough for the needs of a family
subsistence farming
list the two main economic activities in mexico
oil and tourism
North American Free Trade Agreement, which owned trade in Mexico, US, and Canada
NAFTA
3 types of mexican culture
natives, Spanish, mestizos
What is the name of the active volcano located near Mexico City?
Popocatepetl
a worker who travels from place to place, working where extra help is need to harvest
migrant worker
Sierra Madre Oriental, Sierra Madre Occidental, Sierra Madre Del Sur
A hole formed when limestone is dissolved, causing land above to collapse
Sinkhole
what main land did Mexico lose in the Mexican / American war?
Texas
Mexico is known for the leading producer of what?
silver
strip of land that juts out into an ocean
peninsula
What is the main religion in Mexico?
Catholic
A large Spanish owned state in the Americas, often run as a farm or cattle ranch
Hacienda
What was the name of the spaniard who conquered the Aztecs?
Hernan Cortez
A policy by which land is taken from those who own large amounts and redistributed to those who have little or none.
land redistribution
an area of high, flat land
plateau
list 3 problems with Mexico's environment
Pollution, volcanoes, population
The watering of farmland with water drawn from reservoir or rivers
Irrigation
What is the name for the group of Mexicans who are European and Indian descent are called?
mestizos
a farm crop grown for sale and profit
cash crop
farmland owned collectively by members of a rural community
ejido
what is the official language of Mexico?
spanish
A large commercial farm owned by a private individual or a farming company
Latifundia
What was the name of the Aztec capital?
Tenochititlan
a factory in Mexico, along the US border, that assembles goods for export