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Culture
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100
a mountain range known as the "mother range"
What is Sierra Madre?
100
This civilization lived on the humid southern coast of the Gulf of Mexico and is known for their work with jade and obsidian
What is Olmec
100
90% of Mexicans are this religion
What is Roman Catholic?
100
rise in prices that occurs when currency loses its buying power
What is inflation?
100
Mexico has this type of government
What is democratic?
200
a peninsula stretching from northern Mexico into the Pacific Ocean
What is Baja California
200
war between the US and Mexico that started over the Texas border
What is the Mexican American War?
200
the language most Mexicans speak
What is Roman Catholic?
200
this is a key part of the mexican economy
What is agriculture?
200
the same political party controlled the government for this many years
What is 71 years?
300
a major river that forms part of the border between the US and Mexico
What is Rio Grande or Rio Bravo
300
Roman Catholic Church outposts established to convert natives to Catholicism
What are missions?
300
a holiday celebrated on Nov 1st and 2nd that honors dead ancestors
What is Day of the Dead?
300
the clearing and burning of forests to make room for planting
What is slash and burn?
300
first President of Mexico
Who is Benito Juarez?
400
a part of the Atlantic Ocean that borders EASTERN Mexico
What is the Gulf of Mexico
400
name the Spanish gave people of mixed European and Indian ancestry
What is Mestizos
400
this culture region has a population of 19 million people that are a mixture of wealth and poverty
What is Greater Mexico City?
400
fruits and vegetables are an example of this thing grown and sold mainly for profit
What is cash crop?
400
President elected to break the rule of that single political party
Who is Vicente Fox?
500
a peninsula in Mexico between the Caribbean Sea and the Golf of Mexico
What is Yucatan Peninsula
500
this man was a Catholic priest who led a revolt for Mexican independence in 1810
Who is Miguel Hidalgo?
500
this culture region is most known for it's Maya ruins, nice beaches, and blue waters
What is Southern Mexico?
500
most people work in oil, mining, and manufacturing jobs to contribute to this part of the economy
What is industry?
500
this has determined many of the aspects of current Mexican culture, government, and economy
What is Spanish influence or history?