JEOPARDY!

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JEOPARDY!
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• Review for Chapter 6
• Hosted by Mrs. Murphy

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Culture
Mexicos Land
Mexicos Economy
Mexicos Challenges
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Daily Double Graphic and Sound Effect!
Daily Double!!!

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What are Mexican celebrations called?
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Fiestas
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This food is an important part of the Mexican
diet.
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Corn
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A special religious celebration where families
gather together to remember their departed loved
ones.
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Daily Double!!!
Day of the Dead
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Diego Rivera and Jose Clemente Orozco are famous
for doing what?
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Mural Paintings
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On September 16th, Mexicans celebrate their
independence from what country?
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Spain
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Mexico connects North American and South America
making it a __________, or a narrow strip of land.
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Land bridge
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On the western coast of Mexico lies this
peninsula
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Baja California
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Between the Gulf and the Caribbean Sea you can
find this peninsula
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Yucatan Peninsula
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The name given to the three mountain ranges found
in Mexico
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The Sierra Madre
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Many of the mountains in Mexico are Volcanoes.
Identify the active volcano that last erupted in
the year 2000.
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Popocatepetl
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Factories that assemble parts made in other
countries
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Maquiladoras
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Much of Southern Mexico is made up of small plots
called what?
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Subsistence farms
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Identify two large industrial cities in Mexico
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Mexico City and Gaudalajara
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Identify three important exports of Mexico
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Cotton, coffee vegetables, fruits, livestock, and
tobacco.
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1. Identify the name of the agreement that
Mexico, Canada, and the Untied States signed in
1994. 2. What is the purpose of this agreement?
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NAFTA Most goods traded between these countries
are not taxed.
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How has Mexicos population changed in recent
decades?
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Increased rapidly
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A large number of people migrate here to find
work.
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The United States
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People who travel from place to place to find
work are called what?
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Migrant workers
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People who live in the city wake each day to
thick haze of fog and chemicals called what?
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Smog
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What has resulted from the Mexican governments
policy of borrowing from foreign banks?
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Foreign Debt
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Public squares located in the center of Mexicos
cities are called what?
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Plazas
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Many homes are made from sun-dried clay bricks
called what?
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Adobe
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Culturally, Mexico is a part of which continent?
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South America
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Which ocean borders Mexico to the east?
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Gulf of Mexico
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Mexico has a federal republic. How is this type
of government different from ours?
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In Mexico the national government has more power
than the state governments.