Ch. 7: Mexico

2. Mexico has four distinct ____.
6. Yucatan and Baja California are Mexico's two _____.
7. Mexican President of Indian heritage
9. The first president, elected in 2000, to represent a different political party in Mexico for 71 years
12. The Maya studied the stars and developed a detailed _____.
15. The climate is ____ in Mexico's mountain valleys.
18. People who are attracted to Mexico's coastal resorts and Aztec and Maya monuments
19. Spanish monarch granted ___ to favored people of Spanish ancestry.
21. U.S. and foreign-owned factories in Mexico are called ____.
23. The ____ of northern Mexico is desert plants and dry grasslands.
24. What cash crops grow well in southern Mexico's warm, humid climate?

1. church outposts
3. includes the capital and about 50 smaller cities around it
4. Part of the border between the United States and Mexico is formed by the ___.
5. Who lived on the southern coast of the Gulf of Mexico?
8. the rise in prices that occurs when currency loses its buying power
10. ___ such as fruits and vegetables are brought from Mexico to the U.S. by trucks.
11. Most Mexicans speak ___.
13. civilization that collapsed after 900
14. person of mixed European and Indian ancestry
16. Catholic priest who led a revolt against Spanish rule around 1810
17. The fastest-growing ____ in Mexico lie along the U.S. border.
19. conquered the Aztecs
20. a mixture of smoke, chemicals, and fog
22. What type of agriculture do many farmers in Mexico use to clear land for planting?