Lets get along
Every time control and power changed in New Mexico there was a political experiment as well, what was this change called?
Reconquista
The political movement of __________________ attempted to make changes to American society and culture.
Progressivism
Which of the following represents flat land slightly higher than plains? Often created by changes in physical geography.
plateau
This life zone includes southern portions of New Mexico and has an elevation of 2840 to 5000 and includes roadrunners and rattlesnakes.
Lower Sonoran
People will become American and leave behind their language, dress, and culture for an American ideal of culture.
Assimilation
With the Spanish and Native Americans fighting all the time they had to __________ to one another in order to get along.
Accommodate
A group of voters in a specific area who elect a representative to a government position is called.
constituencies
Which of the following represents the region of New Mexico between the mountain ranges?
Basin and Range
This life zone is in the mountains of New Mexico, occurs at 8500 to 12000 and includes elk, deer and bear.
Canadian
Political and social movement that promoted positive change and reform in society.
Progressivism
The study of how politics and physical geography interact with each other is called?
political geography
The most important river in New Mexico is?
Rio Grande
This river flows from southern Colorado across northwestern New Mexico through Farmington.
San Juan
This life zones includes most of New Mexico and occurs at 5000 to 7000 feet and includes coyotes and turkeys.
Upper Sonoran
The study of how politics and physical geography interact with each other.
political geography
Before 1912 most of the state office holders and governors were in this political party.
Republican
The largest mountain range in New Mexico is?
Sangre de Cristo
This river flows from the mountains in the north and merges with the Rio Grande near Espanola.
Chama
Smallest life zone-12,500 to13,161 feet-animals rarely live here
Arctic-Alpine
Term used to describe a strong political and social leader in a Hispano community in New Mexico.
Patron
This president came to the New Mexico territory to draw supporters to fight in the war against Spain and also drew in many voters for Republicans.
Theodore Roosevelt
Which of the following represents flat land lying between mountains and along the eastern portion of New Mexico?
plains
What river flows from the east slopes of the Sangre de Cristos south into Carlsbad and on into Texas
Pecos
Size of Lower Sonoran deer elk, bear live here
Transition
The ethnic term used to describe people in New Mexico of Spanish origin or heritage.
Hispanics