Mexico and Central America

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how many people live in mexico?

129 million

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2

why is mexico prone to earthquakes and volcanos?

the tectonic plates meet and it creates a fault line

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3

what is the most important river in mexico?

rio brave/rio grande

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4

which part of mexico has a tropical climate?

the south and yukatan peninsula

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5

what is the sierra madre occidental?

a mountain range in northwestern mexico that runs south from arizona, parallel to the pacific coastline

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what is the sierra madre oriental?

a mountain range in the northeastern mexico that runs parallel to the coastline of the gulf of mexico

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what is the mexican plateu?

a long flat semiarid highland region of mexico, it is the us and mexican border to central mexico

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what is the rio grande river?

north american river, boundary of the us and mexico, flows into the gulf of mexico

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9

what is the baja california?

a state in northwestern mexico and the western state in the country

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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

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what is the chihuauhaun desert?

mostly high elevation, warm temperate to subtropical desert

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12

what is the sonoran desert?

a hot desert in NA nd ecoregion across mexican states plus arizona and california

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13

what languages are spoken in mexico?

spanish and english

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14

who were the very first group of settlers in mexico?

the Teotihuacan, the toltecs, the maya, and the aztecs

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15

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

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what happened in 1519?

hernando cortes landed on the coast of mexico

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what happened when hernado cortes and his men arrived?

the indigenous people got kicked out or killed, cortes took over everything

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18

what was spain rich in?

gold, silver, jewels, and art

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19

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

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what was mexico like after the spanish arrived?

everyone was converted to catholicism, disease killed most natives, spanish language

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21

when did mexico receive independence from spain?

1821

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22

who became president of mexico?

benito juarez

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23

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

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24

what type of government is mexico?

federal republic

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25

what is the only country in central america that does not touch the caribbean sea?

el salvador

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what is the highest point in central america?

tajumulco volcano

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27

what country has the most active volcanoes in central america?

guatemala

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what is an ithmus?

a narrow piece of land that links two larger land masses

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29

what is the driest place on the earth?

atacama desert

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30

what is the longest range in the world?

andes mountain

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31

what is the tallest waterfall, located in venezuela?

angel falls

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32

what is the largest river by water volume?

amazon river

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33

what has the nickname of ā€œlungs of our planetā€?

the amazon rainforest

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34

why was the panama canal built?

to save time and money for transportation

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35

who built the panama canal and when?

the US built it in 1914

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36

what places are a cloud forest located over?

costa rica, guatemala, and nicaragua

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37

what is the largest lake in central america?

lake nicaragua

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what river connects lake nicaragua to the caribbean sea?

san juan river

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