Vocab terms
A strip of land that juts into an ocean
Peninsula
What are the two main economic activities in Mexico
Oil and Tourism
What is the main religion in Mexico
Catholic
A hole formed when limestone is dissolved, causing land above to collapse
Sinkhole
What is the official language of Mexico
Spanish
The watering of farmland with water drawn from reservoirs and rivers
Irrigation
List the three mountain ranges in Mexico
Sierra Madre del Sur, Sierra Madre Oriental, Sierra Madre Occidental
List the three types of Mexican culture
Natives, Spanish, and Mestizos
An area of high, flat land
Plateau
What is the name of the active volcano located near Mexico City
A farm crop grown for sale and profit
What main land did Mexico lose in the Mexican American war
Texas
What was the name of the Aztec capital
Tenochtitlan
A large commercial farm owned by a private individuals or a farming company
Latifundio
A large Spanish owned estate in the Americas, often run as a farm or cattle ranch
Hacienda
Farming that provides only enough for the needs of a family
Subsistence farming
Mexico is known for the leading producer of what
Silver
List the three problems with Mexico's environment
Air pollution, Massive population, and High risk of earthquakes or sinkholes
Farmland owned collectively by members of a rural community
Ejido
A worker who travels from place to place, working where extra help is needed to harvest
Migrant worker
North American Free Trade Agreement, which opened trade with Mexico, U.S., and Canada
NAFTA
What was the name of the Spaniard who conquered the Aztecs
Cortes
What is the name of the group of Mexicans who are European and Indian descent
Mestizos
A factory in Mexico, along the US border, that assembles goods for export
Maquiladora
A policy by which land is taken from those who own large amounts and redistributed to those who have little or none
Land redistribution