Mexico Study Guide
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What are the names and cardinal locations of Mexico’s 3 main mountain ranges?
What region of Mexico has the largest population?
What are the three altitude zones of Mexico? What is the difference between the three?
What region of Mexico is struck by hurricanes and Tsunamis?
Define: Tsunami, Peso, Subsistence Farms, Vaqueros, Maquiladoras, Migrant (workers) , Bartering,
conquistadors
Why do US companies build/use maquiladoras?
What is the greatest/most serious environmental threat in Mexico?
Why is Bartering significant to Mexican Culture
What crop was thought to have originated in Mexico?
Explain 3 reasons why the climate of Mexico can be so different within the same country.
Define Latitude and longitude.
Draw the elevation chart including the elevations and the crops found at each elevation. Include the snow line
and tree line.
Label the map: Baja California, Rio Grande, Central Plateau, Yucatan Peninsula, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico City,
Sierra Madre Occidental, Sierra Madre Del Sur, Sierra Madre Oriental, Pacific Ocean