Chapter 10 all sections

SECTION 1-

1. What 3 mountain ranges border the Mexican Plateau?
   The Sierra Madre Oriental, the Sierra Madre Occidental, and the Sierra Madre del Sur.

2.Why does the Yucatán Peninsula have sinkholes?
   Because of Erosion.

3. Why are the western sides of Mexico's mountains drier than the eastern sides?
   Because of a regional high-pressure system known as the Pacific subtropical high pressure cell.

4. What geographical factors do you think might benefit industrial growth in Mexico?
   Probably more mountains and rivers and a little more rain.

5. Copy the following graphic organizer. Use it to describe Mexico's physical geography.
   Landforms - Isthmus, Sinkholes, Orizaba is 18,700 feet high.
   Climate - Varies by region, subtropical and tropical.
   Resources - Silver, gold, iron, lead, mercury, petroleum, oil, gas fields.

SECTION 2-

1. What powerful empire ruled much of what is now Mexico at the time of Spanish arrival?
   Aztec Empire

2. What were the 2 most important economic activities of colonial Mexico?
   Pre-Christian beliefs and holidays.

3. What agreement has lowered trade barriers between Mexico and the rest of North America? When was it signed?
   The North American Free Trade Agreement. In 1992.

4. In what ways did Spanish Colonization shape Mexican culture? How did pre colonial beliefs shape the practice of Christianity in Mexico?
   It shaped Mexican culture because of how the colonizer changed it. Precolonial beliefs shaped it because it moved on from people to people.

5. Create a timeline of Mexican history. Use it to list key events from the time of Spanish arrival to the present.
   1519 - The Spanish arrived in Mexico
   1810 - Mexicans began to revolt against Spanish rule.
   1821 - Mexico won its independence 
   1848 - Mexico lost its northern territory from Texas to California from a war.
   1910-1920 - Mexican Revolution
   1992 - Ejido farmers won the right to sell their land. Mexico joined Canada in signing the NAFTA.

SECTION 3-

1. What geographical features make Mexico City's pollution problems worse?
   The mountains.

2. Why is migration to the United States a disadvantage for the Mexican economy?
   It is legal and illegal. It takes skilled workers away.

3. In what ways is Mexico both a rich country and a poor country?
   Rich - Oil and natural gas, oil refineries, pipelines, petrochemical complexes, port facilities, and fertilizer plants.
   
   Poor - People live without electricity, sewers, or a safe water supply. Crime.

4. How might economic progress help increase political stability in Mexico?
   It will help because changing the poor things that happen in Mexico will attract or either make the people who live in Mexico to stay.

5. Copy the graphic organizer shown below. Use it to list the four economic and cultural regions of Mexico and their major economic activities.
   Greater Mexico City - Has monumental government buildings. Largest university and greatest museums and theaters. 

   Central Mexico - Colonial mining, ranching centers.

   Gulf lowlands and southern Mexico - Grazing or growing sugarcane, deposits of oil and natural gas, transportation and telephone service are poor.

   Northern Mexico - Factories and commercial farms draw migrant workers, cattle ranching, mining, tourism.