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What were Mexico's most valuable resources before oil was discovered?
a) coal and natural gas
b) scenic landscapes
c) rich soils
d) minerals

What is the climate like in Mexico's mountain valleys?
a) mild
b) hot
c) cool
d) humid

What is the vegetation like in northern Mexico?
a) desert plants, dry grasslands
b) lush, tropical rain forests
c) scrub forest
d) fertile farmland

Where did the Olmec live?
a) on the Yucatan Peninsula
b) on the southern coast of the Gulf of Mexico
c) in central Mexico
d) on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec

In what part of Mexico are Indian languages and traditional ways of life most common?
a) central
b) northern
c) southern
d) eastern

Approximately when did the Maya civilization collapse?
a) after 1500
b) after 900
c) before 1500 BC
d) after 1300

To whom did the Spanish monarch grant haciendas?
a) favored people of Spanish ancestry
b) the Aztecs
c) Indian peasants
d) mestizos

A problem in Mexico City that is made worse by the surrounding mountains is ...
a) corruption.
b) congestion.
c) smog.
d) poverty.

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 conquered neighboring tribes and made them pay taxes.
d) They domesticated an early form of corn.

Priests taught Indians Spanish and Catholicism at church outposts known as ...
a) haciendas.
b) chinampas.
c) maquiladoras.
d) missions.

Most Mexicans speak Spanish because ...
a) of Spanish influence in colonial times.
b) they used to live in Spain.
c) the Indian languages and Spanish are very similar.
d) about 90 percent of Mexican citizens were born in Spain.

Mexico's coastal resorts and Aztec and Maya monuments attract many ...
a) immigrants.
b) tourists.
c) farmers.
d) miners.

Who conquered the Aztecs?
a) Miguel Hidalgo
b) Hernan Cortes
c) Benito Juarez
d) Vincente Fox

The fastest-growing industrial centers in Mexico lie ...
a) near Mexico City.
b) along the U.S. border.
c) on the Yucatan Peninsula.
d) on the Gulf Coast.

Mexico's two peninsulas include the Yucatan Peninsula and __________.
a) Sierra Madre del Sur
b) Panama Canal
c) Baja California
d) Bay of Campeche

Scholars do not fully understand why __________ civilization suddenly collapsed.
a) Aztec
b) Cozumel
c) Caribbean
d) Maya

In 1521 Hernan Cortes claimed the land in Mexico for __________.
a) Spain
b) the Aztecs
c) France
d) Germany

Many farmers in Mexico use __________ to clear land for planting.
a) terrace farming
b) chinampas
c) cash crops
d) slash-and-burn agriculture

Sugarcane and coffee are examples of __________ that grow well in southern Mexico's warm, humid climate.
a) factory exports
b) industrial products
c) cash crops
d) dietary staples

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