Geography
What are the American territories that belonged to Mexico? Name 2
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, that brought an official end to the Mexican-American War (1846-1848), was signed on February 2, 1848, at Guadalupe Hidalgo, a city north of the capital where the Mexican government had fled with the advance of U.S. forces. By its terms, Mexico ceded 55 percent of its territory, including the present-day states California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, most of Arizona and Colorado, and parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Wyoming. Mexico also relinquished all claims to Texas, and recognized the Rio Grande as the southern boundary with the United States
How many indigenous groups does Mexico have?
In Mexico there are 11 linguistic families, 68 indigenous peoples, 364 indigenous languages.
The three countries that border Mexico.
What are Belize, Guatemala, and the US?
What are some major festivities in Mexico? Name 2
Las posadas, el Día de Muertos, el Día de la Independencia, Día de la virgen de Guadalupe, Día de la Candelaria, Día de Reyes, Navidad, festejos y celebraciones en Semana Santa.
A person who has Spanish and indigenous heritages in them.
What is a mestizo?
Where was Mexico City built?
Tenochtitlan, today Mexico City, was the great Aztec capital of the world, which was built on a lake. You can visit the ruins of its Templo Mayor in the Historic Center, one of the three places in Mexico City declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.
What are the famous Mexican endemic animals?
Xoloitzcuintli, Chihuahua, Vaquita marina, Axolotl, iguanas, Spider monkeys, Mexican alligator lizard, Mexican prairie dog.
How many states does Mexico have? Name 3
The political division of Mexico is made up of 32 federal entities: Aguascalientes, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Campeche, Coahuila, Colima, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Durango, Distrito Federal (CDMX), Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Yucatán, and Zacatecas.
Hernán Cortés and a small group of Spanish soldiersconquered Mexico in 1521, just two years after they landed near the modern-day city of Veracruz.
What New Wonder of the World is in Mexico?
Chichén Itzá is one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the best ruins in Mexico.
What in Mexico was declared Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO?
The gastronomy of Mexico was declared Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO
Three foods often eaten in Mexico.
What are cactus (nopal), papaya, beans, peas, tortillas, chili peppers?
The huge asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs about 65 million years ago fell on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico.