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Geography Benchmark 2 Review
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1) What is the vegetation like in northern Mexico?
A
desert plants, dry grasslands
B
scrub forest
C
lush, tropical rain forests
D
fertile farmland
2) Where did the Olmec live?
A
in central Mexico
B
on the southern coast of the Gulf of Mexico
C
on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec
D
on the Yucatan Peninsula
3) Approximately when did the Maya civilization collapse?
A
after 1500
B
after 900
C
after 1300
D
before 1500bc
4) To whom did the Spanish monarch grant haciendas?
A
favored people of Spanish ancestry
B
Indian peasants
C
the Aztecs
D
Mestizos
5) A problem in Mexico City that is made worse by the surrounding mountains is
A
poverty
B
corruption
C
congestion
D
smog
6) Which of the following was an achievement of the Maya?
A
They studied the stars and developed a detailed calendar.
B
They built chinampas.
C
They domesticated an early form of corn.
D
They conquered neighboring tribes and made them pay taxes.
7) Priests taught Indians Spanish and Catholicism at church outposts known as
A
Missions.
B
maquiladoras.
C
chinampas.
D
haciendas.
8) Most Mexicans speak Spanish because
A
they used to live in Spain.
B
the Indian languages and Spanish are very similar.
C
About 90 percent of Mexican citizens were born in Spain.
D
of Spanish influence in colonial times.
9) Who conquered the Aztecs?
A
Hernan Cortes
B
Benito Juarez
C
Miguel Hidalgo
D
Vicente Fox
10) Why did most people immigrate to the United States at that time?
A
to escape poverty and religious intolerance
B
to escape slavery
C
better food
D
bigger houses
11) Where were most of the immigrants who came through Ellis Island from?
A
South America
B
Australia
C
Asia
D
Eastern and southern Europe
12) Health officers would board the ships to look for something. What would they be looking for?
A
who was taller enough to board the ships
B
what country people were from
C
who had tickets
D
signs of diseases
13) How long did the immigration process usually take?
A
2-3 days
B
1 day
C
3-5 hours
D
1 week
14) What was one of the first things people saw when they arrived in the New York Harbor?
A
Yankee Stadium
B
The Empire State Building
C
The Statue of Liberty
D
The White House
15) People of mixed European and Indian ancestry
A
missions
B
mestizos
C
peninsula
D
Miguel Hidalgo
16) first Mexican president of Indian heritage
A
missions
B
mestizos
C
Miguel Hidalgo
D
Benito Juarez
17) church outposts in colonial Mexico
A
mestizos
B
house
C
peninsula
D
missions
18) Catholic priest who led a revolt against Spanish Rule around 1810
A
mestizos
B
Miguel Hidalgo
C
Benito Juarez
D
missions
19) elected in 2000, the first president to represent a different political party in Mexico for 71 years
A
haciendas
B
Vicente Fox
C
Miguel Hidalgo
D
Benito Juarez
20) U.S. and foreign-owned factories in Mexico
A
smog
B
inflation
C
haciendas
D
maquiladoras
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