Facts
List the two main economic activities in Mexico.
1. oil. 2. tourism.
North American Free Trade Agreement, which opened trade with Mexico, US, and Canada.
NAFTA
List the three types of of Mexican culture.
1. Natives. 2. Spanish. 3. Mestizos.
the watering of farmland with water drawn from reservoirs or rivers
Irrigation
What is the name of the active volcano located near Mexico City
Popocatepetl
List the 3 mountain ranges in Mexico.
Sierra Madres Oriental, Occidental, and Del Sur.
Farmland owned collectively by members of a rural community.
Ejido
What main land did Mexico lose in the Mexican/American war?
Texas
strip of land that just out into an ocean
Peninsula
Mexico is known for the leading producer of what?
Silver
What is the main religion in Mexico?
Roman Catholic
a large Spanish owned estate in the Americas, often run as a farm or cattle ranch
Hacienda
What was the name of the Spainard who conquered the Aztecs?
Hernan Cortes
a policy by which land is taken from those who own large amounts and redistributed to those who have little or none
Land Redistribution
a large commercial farm owned by a private individual or a farming company
Latifundis
List 3 problems with Mexico's Environment.
massive population, terrible pollution, high risk of earthquakes.
a hole formed when limestone is dissolved, causing land above to collapse
sinkhole
What is the name for the group of Mexicans who are European and Indian descent are called?
Mestizos
a farm crop grown for sale and profit
Cash Crop
a worker who travels from place to place, working where extra help is needed to harvest
Migrant worker
What is the language of Mexico?
Spanish.
a factory in Mexico, along the US border, that assembles goods for export.
Maquiladora
What was the name of the Aztec Capital?
Tenochtitlan
an area of high, flat land.
Plateau
farming that only provides enough for the needs of the family
subsistence farming