Vocabulary
The watering of farmland with water drawn from reservoirs or rivers
Irrigation
List the two main economic activities in Mexico.
North American Free Trade Agreement which opened trade with Mexico, US, and Canada
NAFTA
List the three types of Mexican Culture
1. Natives 2. Spanish 3. Mestizos
What is the name of the active volcano located near Mexico City?
Popocaterpetl
Strip of land that just out into an ocean
List the three mountain ranges in Mexico
1.Sierra Madres Oriental 2. Occidental 3. Del Sur
Farmland owned collectively by members of a rural community
Ejido
What main land did Mexico lose in the Mexican/Amerian war?
Texas
Mexico is known for the leading producer of what?
Silver
A policy by which land is taken from those who own large amounts and redistributed to those who have little or none
Land Redistribution
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 Spaniard who conquered the Aztecs?
Hernan Certes
A large commercial farm owned by a private individual or a farming company
Latifundis
A farm crop grown for sale and profit
Cash Crop
List three problems with Mexico's environment.
A hole formed when limestone is dissolved, causing land above to collapse
Sinkhole
What is the name for the group of Mexican who are European and Indian descent are called?
Mestizos
A worker who travels from place to place, working where extra help is needed to harvest
Migrant Worker
An area of high, flat land
Plateau
What is the language of Mexico?
Spanish
A factory in Mexico, along the US border, that assembles goods for export
What was the name of the Aztec Capital?
Tenochtitlan
Farming that only provides enough for the needs of the family
Subsistence farming