Landscape of Mexico
____ is a mountain range that runs along the north western coast.
Sierra Madre Occidental
The Spanish brought this to Mexico without realizing
Diseases such as Smallpox
A river in the Southern part of Mexico
Rio Lerma
These were planted to help anchor chinampas
Trees
A mixture of Smoke, Chemicals, and Fog
Smog
Makes up most of the interior of Mexico.
Mexican Plataeu
were an early civilization that lived around 1500 BC
Olmec
Changes in this causes the climate to vary
Elevation
People of mixed European and African Ancestry
Mulattoes
an important Export
Oil
A river in Mexico that forms a border with U.S.A
Rio Grande or Rio Bravo
anthropoligists are unsure why this group disepeared studied the stars
Maya
A narrow Piece of land surrounded on three sides by water.
Peninsula
These People built their Capital on an Island
Aztec
Mexico produces more of this than any other country
silver
the mountain range that runs along the eastern border
Sierra Madre Orriental
A church outpost
Missions
Has created sinkholes and caves
Erosion
people of mixed Indian and European ancestery
Mestizos
An important part of the economy that brings people in to visit resorts and coastal cities
Tourism
Separates the Gulf of Mexico from the Carribean sea.
Yucatan Channel
This man brought horses and better weapons and gave the Spanish advantage over the Aztecs.
Hernan Cortes
is a peninsula in Mexico.
Baja California
A land with different territories and people under a single ruler
Empire
Two things many people do in the mountain valley near Popocatepeti.
Live and Farm