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Mex. City, Central, North, or South
100
Piece of land surrounded on three sides by water
What is a peninsula?
100
crop that farmers grow mainly to sell for a profit.
What is a cash crop?
100
They made a detailed calendar. Their empire collapsed suddenly.
Who are the Maya?
100
Church outposts.
What are missions?
100
Dry, desert climate. Desert plants & dry grasslands.
What is the North?
200
The area between two mountain ranges-mild weather here.
What is the valley?
200
Practice of burning forest in order to clear land for planting.
What is slash & burn agriculture?
200
This group was weakened by disease & were defeated by Hernan Cortez.
Who are the Aztec?
200
Most Mexicans speak this language due to Spain's influence.
What is Spanish?
200
Maquiladoras found here.
What is the North?
300
Body of Water to the east of Mexico.
What is the Gulf of Mexico
300
Rise in prices that occurs when currency loses its buying power
What is inflation?
300
Catholic priest who gave a famous speech calling for common people to rise up against Spain.
Who is Miguel Hilgado?
300
A land with different territories & peoples under a single ruler.
What is empire?
300
Smog and population major problems here.
What is Mexico city?
400
A large, flat elevated area of land.
What is a plateau?
400
Mexico's first president of Indian heritage.
Who is Benito Juarez?
400
Huge expanses of farm or ranch land
What is a hacienda?
400
Warm, humid climate. Many people in this region speak Indian languages.
What is the South?
500
Body of water southeast of the Yucatan peninsula.
What is the Caribbean Sea?
500
U.S. & foreign owned factories.
What are maquiladoras?
500
In 1500 BC, these people lived in the southern coast of the Gulf of Mexico. They built giant stone head statues and temples.
Who are the Olmec?
500
Spaniards called people of mixed European & Indian ancestry.
What are mestizos?
500
Many cities in this region were established as mining & ranching centers during the colonial period.
What is Central Mexico?