Who Am I?
Indians that established the first powerful empire with a magnificent capital, called Tenochtitlan in Mexico
Aztecs
What is Mexico's largest city?
Mexico City
River that forms part of the border between the U.S. and Mexico
Rio Grande
The two large peninsulas located in Mexico
Baja California; Yucatan Peninsula
Largest population of any Central American country
Guatemala
Indians who built the first great civilization in the Western Hemisphere
Mayas
What fuel is one of Mexico's greatest natural resources?
Petroleum
Volcano that erupted from a cornfield and buried two villages
Paracutin
Land that lies between Mexico's mountain ranges
Mexican Plateau
Richer than most of the rest of Central America because it has been more peaceful and free than its neighbors
Costa Rica
Spanish explorer who conquered the Aztecs
Hernando Cortes
Mexico leads the world in the production of ________. What other minerals are abundant in Mexico?
Silver;
Gold, sulfur, lead, zinc, copper
Mexico's western mountain range
Sierra Madre Occidental
Mexico's eastern mountain range
Sierra Madre Oriental
Smallest Western Hemisphere country that is not an island; most densely populated Central American country on the mainland; only Central American country without a Caribbean shore; most industrialized nation in Central America
El Salvador
Aztec emperor who was conquered by Cortes
Montezuma
Which city is the center for Mexico's steel industry?
Monterrey
Narrow strip of land separating the Gulf of Mexico from the Pacific Ocean
Isthmus of Tehuantepec
Mexico's highest point
Citlaltepetl
Only Central American country in which English is the main language; only Central American country without a Pacific coast
Belize
Conquered malaria in Panama, making it possible to build the Panama Canal
William Gorgas
Two plants known in Mexico. One produces a wax that is used in shoe polish, car and floor wax, candy and crayons. The other produces a sap that is the source of chicle, a major ingredient in chewing gum.
The candelilla plant and the sapodilla tree
The volcanic mountain known as "Smoking Mountain"
Popocatepetl
The extinct volcano known as "White Woman"
Iztaccihuatl
One of the poorest Central American countries; location of Copan, a partially reconstructed ancient Mayan city
Honduras