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In what region of Mexico are sinkholes most likely to be found?
Yucatan Peninsula
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What effect does altitude have on Mexico's climate?
As altitude increases, the temperature becomes cooler.
100
How does irrigation negatively affect farmland?
Irrigation results in salt buildup that reduces soil fertility.
100
What type of natural disaster is most likely to occur in late spring and early fall?
Hurricanes.
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What marked the beginnings of agriculture in the Americas?
Native people began growing maize.
200
How did the Maya use astronomy?
To develop accurate calendars.
200
What problem was largely responsible for the Mexican-Revolution?
Widespread poverty.
200
What has been the result of free-market ideas in Mexico?
Greater economic growth.
200
What is the purpose of remittances?
They increase a family's income.
200
What is Race Day in Mexico?
A celebration of Mexican culture.
300
What is another term for "isthmus"?
Land bridge
300
What causes hurricanes to form in Central America and the Caribbean?
Extreme heat
300
The variety of living things in a coral reef is an example of?
Biodiversity
300
Tourism is most essential to the economies of which two Caribbean island nations?
The Bahamas and Jamaica
300
Loss of wildlife habitats is an effect of what?
Deforestation
400
The Maya were organized into?
City states
400
What was the main purpose of the encomienda system?
To define the status of Native Americans.
400
Why did American investors gain economic influence in the Caribbean?
After independence, the region's economies depended on money from foreign investors.
400
What is Santeria?
A combination of Catholic and West African beliefs.
400
Carnival is
A blend of different religious traditions.
500
The main purpose of DR-CAFTA is to encourage?
Free trade
500
Microcredit and ecotourism have helped to strengthen what?
The economies in the Caribbean region.
500
Because of the large population and location in a valley, Mexico suffers from serious
Air pollution
500
Why did the Aztecs build aqueducts?
To carry water to their capital.
500
What political party was in power for much of the 1900s in Mexico?
Institutional Revolutionary Party