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Click Once to Begin JEOPARDY! Review for Chapter 6 Hosted by: Mrs. Murphy
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2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt 2pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt Culture Mexico’s Land Mexico’s Economy Mexico’s Challenges Random
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Daily Double Graphic and Sound Effect! DO NOT DELETE THIS SLIDE! Deleting it may cause the game links to work improperly. This slide is hidden during the game, and WILL not appear. In slide view mode, copy the above (red) graphic (click once to select; right click the border and choose “copy”). Locate the answer slide which you want to be the daily double Right-click and choose “paste”. If necessary, reposition the graphic so that it does not cover the answer text. 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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Day of the Dead Daily Double!!!
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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 16 th, 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 Mexico’s 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 government’s policy of borrowing from foreign banks?
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Foreign Debt Daily Double!!!
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Public squares located in the center of Mexico’s 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.
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