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Mexico and Central America Study Guide
Test Format: 35 questions, multiple choice, matching, true/false, 1 vertical climate zone
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1. What is the significance of Mexico City?
2. What connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?
3. What are the important bodies of water in Mexico?
4. What are the important bodies of water in Central America?
5. What bodies of water surround Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean?
6. Give an example of an archipelago.
7. What is the ring of fire?
8. Which cultures blended to form culture in Mexico today?
9. What is syncretism?
10. Which groups of people shaped the culture of Central America and the Caribbean?
11. What is the name of the Aztec capital?
12. Define Maquiladora
13. What happened to the Mayans?
14. Who conquered the Aztecs?
15. What was the Aztec attitude towards him? What was the Spanish attitude towards him?
16. In what year, did Christopher Columbus set sail for the new world?
17. Who was the first Caribbean colony to gain its independence?
18. What types of climates exist in the Caribbean and Central America?
19. What types of biomes and climates exist in Mexico?
20. What things contribute to the economy of many Caribbean nations?
21. Moving from rural to urban areas is a process known as ______________.
22. List 5 big environmental issues that Mexico is facing today.
23. What is the significance of the Panama Canal?
24. What natural disaster are many Central American and Caribbean nations prone to?
25. Which Central American country is the least prone to this event and why?