Mexico Review Game

True or False: In the Yucatan Peninsula, erosion of limestone rock has created many caves and sinkholes.

• True

• False

True or False: The climate in southern Mexico is mostly warm and humid or humid peninsula.

• True

• False

True or False: Baja California is a narrow plateau that stretches into the Pacific Ocean.

• True

• False

True or False: Petroleum is one of Mexico's most important natural resources.

• True

• False

True or False: The Gulf of Mexico is Mexico's eastern border.

• True

• False

Match the definition with the term

• plateau

• land surrounded by 3 sides of water

• Sierra Madre

• separates the Guld of Mexico from the Caribbean Sea

• peninsula

• river that creates a partial boarder with the United States and Mexico; also called the Rio Grande

• Rio Bravo

• mountain/hill that has a flat surface

• Yucatan Peninsula

• "mother range"; made up of the 3 mountain ranges in Mexico

The Aztecs grew corn, beans, and peppers on raised fields called ​ (a)  

• ancestors
• chinampas

In 1521 Hernan Cortes and his ​ (a)   conquered the Aztecs.

• conquistadors
• mestizos

During colonial times, Catholic priests at ​ (a)   taught the Indians Spanish and learned their language.

• haciendas
• missions

To seek independence from Spain, Miguel Hidalgo began a/an ​ (a)   in 1810.

• revolt
• empire