Northern Mexico
What is a major industry in Northern Mexico?
Ranching or Mining
What Spanish warriors conquered the Aztecs?
Conquistadors?
What is the Sierra Madre Del Sur?
Southern Mountain Range
What is the sudden illegal overthrowing of the Government?
A coup.
How many Sierra Madre's are there?
Three
What is the name of the desert in northern Mexico and southern America.
Sonoran Desert.
What three empires dominated the Mesa Central throughout history?
Toltecs, Aztecs, and Spanish.
What people group dwell in the Yucatan Peninsula?
Mayans
What happened in 1820-21?
War of Independance
Which side is the Sierra Madre Occidental?
West
What is the Grand canyon of Mexico called?
Copper Canyon.
What altitude zone is tierra fria?
Cold land.
What percentage of Mexicans affiliate with Christianity?
95%
What happened in 1917?
Mexico became a federal government.
What & where is Baja California?
Long peninsula on the west
What is Veracruz known for?
The biggest port in Mexico.
What is a Peones?
Indian Slave
What is a castillo?
A high pyramid.
What is a Mestizos?
Person of mixed Spanish & Indian ancestry
Where is the Bay of Campeche?
Between the Yucatan and central Mexico?
Cancun or Acapulco.
What is a Hacienda?
A Vast Ranch in Mexico
What is the Chiapas?
Southern-most state in Mexico
What is an Ejidos?
Land grants given by the government to poor people.
What industry is Monterrey known for?
Technology