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Mexico test Mr.Wright
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Social Studies
7th Grade
02/14/2012

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who is the spanish Conquistador who conquered the Aztecs?
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Hernan Cortes
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what are missions?
Definition
Spanish churches
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Maquiladors are...?
Definition
Factories along the north border of mexico
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what is a conquistador? (Hint: Hernan Cortes)
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ruler of mexico, kinda like our president
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epidemic is...?
Definition
something widespread, usually its a disease
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what is many lands controlled by an emperor?
Definition
an empire
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mestizo is...?
Definition
people of mixed european and american
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mulattoes is...?
Definition
people of mixed european and african ancestry
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Smog is...?
Definition
Smoke, chemicals and fog ! :D
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a rise of pricess is..?
Definition
Inflation
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what are cash crops...?
Definition
Crops grown just for selling
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what is the population of mexico?
Definition
106.4 MILLION!
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what is mexicos money called?
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Peso
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what is mexicos most important energy source?
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oil/petroleum
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when did mexico gain its independance from spain?
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1821
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how many states is mexico made up of?
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31
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what is the capital of mexico
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mexico city
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what is the most valuable mineral in mexico's mining industry
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silver
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what are some notable achievements of the maya and aztec civilizations
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Maya- the full calendar

Aztec- Tench Titlan

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what states did the U.S buy from Mexico?
Definition
NM, CA, WY , UT, CO , NV
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How did europeans diseases affect the indians in mexico?
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it weekend them so much they were conquered
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Was texas a independent nation for

A.) 9 years

B.) 8 years

C.) 7 years

Definition
A is correct
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What does Nafta stand for?
Definition
North American Free Trade Agreement
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What three countries make up Nafta?
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Canada, Mexico and the U.S
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what are three economic faced by mexico in recent decades
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Debt to foreign banks, high unemployment and infiltration
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Mexico city has become ___
Definition
Overcrowded
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____ and ____ are major problems in mexico city
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Poverty, Homelessness
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it is difficult to find a ____ in mexico city
Definition
job
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___ has a become a major problem in mexico city
Definition
Crime
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mexico city is one of the most polluted city's in the world , what two things cause the pollution?
Definition
cars and Factories
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mexico city lives in a valley and the ____ traps the pollution in
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Mountain
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the pollution is so bad that it may cause people to get ____ problems, it may cause your nose to get ___ and ____ to sting
Definition
respiratory, clogged, eyes
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the ___ is so bad that the government has air contamination emergency days which warns ___ and the _____ people to stay inside.
Definition
Smog, children, elderly
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the government is tryding to reduce _____ in mexico city
Definition
pollution
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