Geography of US & Canada
Forms the northern border of the contiguous United States.
What is Canada
The Constitution of the United States created a form of government called___
What is a republic
tierra caliente means
Hot land
Tenochititlan, the site of modern Mexico City, was built by the
Aztec
Small homes, narrow streets, and a central plaza are features of what
Mexican villages
Two states that are separate from the contiguous United States
What are Alaska and Hawaii
Canada has a government in which the people elect the members of the lawmaking body called ____
What is a Parliment
business that provides a service to people is called
service industry
Mexico was a colony of what European country
Spain
Tourism and banking are Mexico's leading what
service industries
Canada's largest city and its center of manufacturing, finances, and communication.
The United States is the leader in world trade because of the total value of its _______&__________.
Imports & Exports
temperate land
Mexico became an independent country in 1821 or 1910
1821
Only 11 percent of Mexico's land is used for this
What is farming
The United States is Canada's largest trade partner, buying _____ percent of Canada's exports
70
The best farmland in the Pacific Region of the United States is found here.
What is centra California?
large, flat center in Mexico's landmass
what is the Plateau of Mexico
What is the religion of most Mexicans today
Roman Catholic
The most popular sport in Mexico is
Soccer
The United States' farm belt is located here.
Where is the Midwest
The waterway that links the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean is the
St. Lawrence Seaway
Peninsula that juts into the Gulf of Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
The climate zone in Mexico's coastal plain is the
tierra caliente
In southern Mexico most people in many mountain villages make their living by
Subsistence farming