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Irrigation is the artificial watering of farmland by storing and distributing water drawn from reservoirs or rivers.
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True
False
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Deposits of petroleum and natural gas in the Gulf of Mexico have brought great economic importance to the Gulf coastal plain of Mexico.
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True
False
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Mexico, which sits securely on the North American Plate, is stable geologically.
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True
False
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Sinkholes are common in the central plateau of Mexico, which is formed of porous limestone.
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True
False
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Mexico today has its roots in three cultures: ancient Indian, colonial Spanish, and
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modern Mexican.
North American.
Latin American.
Central American.
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In New Spain, the labor on haciendas was provided by
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criollos.
Indians.
conquistadors.
peninsulares.
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The Mexican Revolution established what form of government in Mexico?
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a dictatorship
a monarchy
a two-party democracy
a democratic republic
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Most agricultural land in Mexico consists of haciendas, collective farms, and
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family farms.
large commercial farms.
migrant farms.
government farms.
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Which two factors help make tourism an important economic activity in Mexico?
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its manufacturing and petroleum reserves
its climate and history
its mountains and uncrowded cities
its skiing resorts and dude ranches
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