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List the two main economic activities in Mexico
what is oil and tourism
List the three types of Mexican culture
what is native, Spanish, and mesitzo
What is the name of the active volcano located near Mexico city?
what is Popocatespetl
A hole formed when lime stones is dissolve, causing land above to collapse
what is sinkhole
A farm crop grown for sale and profit.
what is Cash Crop
List the 3 mountain ranges in Mexcio
where is Sierra Madre Del Sur, Sierra Madre Oriental, Sierra Madre Occidental
What main land did Mexico lose in the Mexican/American war?
where is Texas
Mexico is known for the leading producer of what?
what is Silver
a factory in Mexico, along the Us border, that assembles goods for export
what is Maquiladora
An area of high, flat land.
what is Plateau
What is the main religion in Mexico?
what is Roman Catholic
What were the name of the Spaniard who conquered the Aztes?
who is Cortes
North American Fee Trade Agreement, which opened trade with Merino, US, & Canada
The watering of farmland with water drawn from reservoirs or rivers.
what is Irrigation
A large commercial farm owned by a private individual or a farming company.
what is Latifundio
List the 3 problems with Mexico's environment
what is air pollution, massive population, and high risk earthquakes or sinkholes
What is the name for the group of Mexicans who are European & Indian descent are called?
what is Mesitzos
Farmland owned collectively by members of a rural community
what is Ejido
Strip of land that juts out into an ocean
what is Peninsula
A worker who travels from place to place, working where extra help is needed to harvest.
what is Migrant worker
What is the official language of Mexico?
what is Spanish
What is the name of the Aztec capital?
what is Tenochititlan
A large Spanish owned estate in the Americas, often runs as a farm or cattle ranch
what is Hacienda
A policy by which land is taken from those who own large amounts and redistributed to those who have little or none.
what is Land Redistribution
Farming that provides only enough for the needs of a family.
what is Subsistence farming