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Stands for north American free trade agreement
NAFTA
These people were an early civilization that lived around 1500 BC
Olmec
Who made sculptures of giant stone heads
Olmec
What are two thing people do in the mountain valley near Popocatepeti
Live and farm
A importent export
Oil
Changes in this cause the climate to vary
Elevation
What people built their capital on a island
Aztecs
This religion was spread by the Spaniards
Catholicism
Mexico can be divided into how many regions
4
What is an important part of the economy that brings people in to visit resorts and coastal cities?
Tourism
When did mexico gain independence
1821
These people studied the stars and created a calendar between AD 250 & 900
Maya
This man brought horses & better weapons to Mexico to give the Spanish advantage over the Aztecs
Hernan Cortes
This is found under most of the Yucatan Peninsula
Limestone
Mexico's government today is
Democratic
Many people died from overwork due to search of this mineral
Silver
People of mixed European and Indian ancestry
Mestizos
Mexico's president that laid the foundation for a democratic government
Benito Juarez
What is the region where coffee and sugar cane are the major exports? It is also a great place to visit Mayan ruins and beaches.
southern Mexico
Two reasons why Mexicans try to cross the border illegally
poverty and there is not a lot of jobs in Mexico
When was the mexican revolution
1910
People of mixed European and African ancestry
Mulattoes
Why am I doing social studies not at school
You know what,im going to stop now!
This is a mixture of smoke chemicals and fog
Smog
U.S. and foreign-owned factories that have been built along Mexico's border with the U.S.
Maquiladoras