S1 Geography

What created the aquifiers in the Yucatan?

• pollution rotted the limestone rock

• seeping water formed inderground caves and pools

• earthquakes caused caverns to form

• mexican engineers drilled tunnels under the mountains

An economy is a system in which people produce, sell, and buy things.

• True
• False

What landform is level land with a cliff on the side?

• hill
• mountain
• plain
• plateau

What words describe the Great Plains?

• areas of hills and mountains
• low, flat areas of land
• high areas covered by ice
• flat areas of high elevation

Why does agriculture thrive in the Great Plains?

• rich soil and temperate climate
• plenty of oil and natural gas
• wind energy for irrigating lands
• rivers for transporting goods

Where is the Mexican Plateau?

• between two ranges of the sierra madres
• on the U.S. Mexican border
• next to the coast of the Gulf of Mexico
• at the edge of Mexico's Pacific Coast

What natural resources come from Mexico's mountains?

• coffee, sugarcane, wheat
• copper, zinc, silver
• fruit and oil
• cattle and pigs

What is the best description of farming in Mexico?

• The Mexican government owns all the farmland
• people farm for export and subsistance
• farming happens only along the coasts
• all coffee come from Mexico

What is true of the Great Lakes?

• serves as a natural borader between the U.S. and Mexico
• cause the climate aroudn tehm to be warm and dry
• combine to make the largest body of fresh water in the world
• make it easy to transport goods to the West Coa

Where are the main oil feilds in the United States?

• california and oregon
• southern Great Plains
• the rocky mountains
• the great lakes region