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Exploring Mexico: Celebrations, Culture, Economy, and Challenges

Join Mrs. Murphy's Jeopardy review for Chapter 6 as we delve into Mexican celebrations, the country's rich culture, its economy, and the challenges it faces. Test your knowledge in this interactive quiz!

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Exploring Mexico: Celebrations, Culture, Economy, and Challenges

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  1. JEOPARDY! Click Once to Begin Review for Chapter 6 Hosted by: Mrs. Murphy

  2. Culture Mexico’s Land Mexico’s Economy Mexico’s Challenges Random 1pt 1 pt 1 pt 1pt 1 pt 2 pt 2 pt 2pt 2pt 2 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 4 pt 4 pt 4pt 4 pt 4pt 5pt 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt

  3. What are Mexican celebrations called?

  4. Fiestas

  5. This food is an important part of the Mexican diet.

  6. Corn

  7. A special religious celebration where families gather together to remember their departed loved ones.

  8. Daily Double!!! Day of the Dead

  9. Diego Rivera and Jose Clemente Orozco are famous for doing what?

  10. Mural Paintings

  11. On September 16th, Mexicans celebrate their independence from what country?

  12. Spain

  13. Mexico connects North American and South America making it a __________, or a narrow strip of land.

  14. Land bridge

  15. On the western coast of Mexico lies this peninsula

  16. Baja California

  17. Between the Gulf and the Caribbean Sea you can find this peninsula

  18. Yucatan Peninsula

  19. The name given to the three mountain ranges found in Mexico

  20. The Sierra Madre

  21. Many of the mountains in Mexico are Volcanoes. Identify the active volcano that last erupted in the year 2000.

  22. Popocatepetl

  23. Factories that assemble parts made in other countries

  24. Maquiladoras

  25. Much of Southern Mexico is made up of small plots called what?

  26. Subsistence farms

  27. Identify two large industrial cities in Mexico

  28. Mexico City and Gaudalajara

  29. Identify three important exports of Mexico

  30. Cotton, coffee vegetables, fruits, livestock, and tobacco.

  31. 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?

  32. NAFTA Most goods traded between these countries are not taxed.

  33. How has Mexico’s population changed in recent decades?

  34. Increased rapidly

  35. A large number of people migrate here to find work.

  36. The United States

  37. People who travel from place to place to find work are called what?

  38. Migrant workers

  39. People who live in the city wake each day to thick haze of fog and chemicals called what?

  40. Smog

  41. What has resulted from the Mexican government’s policy of borrowing from foreign banks?

  42. Daily Double!!! Foreign Debt

  43. Public squares located in the center of Mexico’s cities are called what?

  44. Plazas

  45. Many homes are made from sun-dried clay bricks called what?

  46. Adobe

  47. Culturally, Mexico is a part of which continent?

  48. South America

  49. Which ocean borders Mexico to the east?

  50. Gulf of Mexico

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