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how many people live in mexico?
129 million
why is mexico prone to earthquakes and volcanos?
the tectonic plates meet and it creates a fault line
what is the most important river in mexico?
rio brave/rio grande
which part of mexico has a tropical climate?
the south and yukatan peninsula
what is the sierra madre occidental?
a mountain range in northwestern mexico that runs south from arizona, parallel to the pacific coastline
what is the sierra madre oriental?
a mountain range in the northeastern mexico that runs parallel to the coastline of the gulf of mexico
what is the mexican plateu?
a long flat semiarid highland region of mexico, it is the us and mexican border to central mexico
what is the rio grande river?
north american river, boundary of the us and mexico, flows into the gulf of mexico
what is the baja california?
a state in northwestern mexico and the western state in the country
what is the yukatan peninsula?
a peninsula in centrl america extending into the gulf of mexico betweeen the bay of campeche and the caribbean sea
what is the chihuauhaun desert?
mostly high elevation, warm temperate to subtropical desert
what is the sonoran desert?
a hot desert in NA nd ecoregion across mexican states plus arizona and california
what languages are spoken in mexico?
spanish and english
who were the very first group of settlers in mexico?
the Teotihuacan, the toltecs, the maya, and the aztecs
what is the chichen itza?
was a mayan city on the yucatan peninsula, tourist attraction, has remains/an active archeological site, and an acomplishment of the mayan people
what happened in 1519?
hernando cortes landed on the coast of mexico
what happened when hernado cortes and his men arrived?
the indigenous people got kicked out or killed, cortes took over everything
what was spain rich in?
gold, silver, jewels, and art
what were the people in mexico like before the spanish arrived?
free, natives, aztecs, art, resources, indigenous language and religion, architecture like pyramids, native societies
what was mexico like after the spanish arrived?
everyone was converted to catholicism, disease killed most natives, spanish language
when did mexico receive independence from spain?
1821
who became president of mexico?
benito juarez
what actually is cinco de mayo?
the celebration to honor the mexican army when they defeated the french in the battle of Puebla in 1862
what type of government is mexico?
federal republic
what is the only country in central america that does not touch the caribbean sea?
el salvador
what is the highest point in central america?
tajumulco volcano
what country has the most active volcanoes in central america?
guatemala
what is an ithmus?
a narrow piece of land that links two larger land masses
what is the driest place on the earth?
atacama desert
what is the longest range in the world?
andes mountain
what is the tallest waterfall, located in venezuela?
angel falls
what is the largest river by water volume?
amazon river
what has the nickname of ālungs of our planetā?
the amazon rainforest
why was the panama canal built?
to save time and money for transportation
who built the panama canal and when?
the US built it in 1914
what places are a cloud forest located over?
costa rica, guatemala, and nicaragua
what is the largest lake in central america?
lake nicaragua
what river connects lake nicaragua to the caribbean sea?
san juan river