Mexico Vocab

Question 1

When the people in a certain area decide to greatly modify their lives for a certain purpose. They usually aren’t peaceful.

Answer 1

Revolution

Question 2

When the authority isn’t completely honest and makes decisions based on their personal benefit.

Answer 2

Corruption

Question 3

When the government imposes a tax on trade.

Answer 3

Tariff

Question 4

It stands for the North American Free Trade Agreement and acts as a way for Canada, the USA, and Mexico to trade goods and services more effectively in a maintained fashion.

Answer 4

NAFTA/USMCA

Question 5

Factories that produce merchandise for the USA, but are Mexican and located on the border between Mexico and the USA.

Answer 5

Maquiladoras

Question 6

When people move into a new country and plan to live there.

Answer 6

Immigrate

Question 7

When people move out of their home country.

Answer 7

Emigrate

Question 8

The argument used to explain why people move to a new country and leave their old one.

Answer 8

Push/Pull Theory

Question 9

The official approval people get that lets them go into a country.

Answer 9

Visa

Question 10

The procedure people must go through to become a country’s citizen.

Answer 10

Naturalization

Question 11

When people approve of others who were born in their country more than others who immigrated from other countries.

Answer 11

Nativism

Question 12

When people are prejudiced toward others who aren’t from their country.

Answer 12

Xenophobia

Question 13

A requirement that dictates how much of something can be in a country.

Answer 13

Quota

Question 14

Someone who moves to another country to do labor there.

Answer 14

Migrant Worker

Question 15

Someone who helps people immigrate from Mexico to the United States by crossing the border. This is not legalized.

Answer 15

Coyote

Question 16

City- Northwest, border between Mexico and California in Baja California

Answer 16

Tijuana

Question 17

City- Middle, border between Mexico and Texas on the Rio Grande

Answer 17

Ciudad Juárez

Question 18

City- Inwards of Rio Grande, northeast, not bordering any large bodies of water

Answer 18

Monterry

Question 19

City- East side, bordering Gulf of Mexico

Answer 19

Veracruz

Question 20

City- Flat/south side, bordering Pacific Ocean

Answer 20

Acapulco

Question 21

City- Firmly inside of Mexico, closer to Pacific Ocean than to the Gulf of Mexico

Answer 21

Guadalajara

Question 22

City- On Yucatán Peninsula, bordering Caribbean Sea

Answer 22

Cancun

Question 23

Desert- On the border between Mexico and America, close to/in Baja California

Answer 23

Sonoran Desert

Question 24

Desert- On the border between Mexico and Texas, hits Rio Grande

Answer 24

Chihuahuan Desert

Question 25

Body of water- Swoopy part of Mexico, right-hand side

Answer 25

Gulf of Mexico

Question 26

Body of water- Underneath Mexico’s swoop, right-hand side, right of Yucatán Peninsula

Answer 26

Caribbean Sea

Question 27

Body of water- Spot between Mexico and America basically outlining Texas

Answer 27

Rio Grande

Question 28

List all of Mexico’s geographic challenges

Answer 28

Deserts, mountain ranges, three tectonic plates under it make it prone to earthquakes

Question 29

System Spain used to abuse its power in the New World- Conquistadors stole stuff from Natives in exchange for protection and conversion into Christianity, which directly led to the enslavement of the Natives.

Answer 29

Encomienda System

Question 30

Recite all seven reasons Mexico wanted independence from Spain

Answer 30

No respect for the Creoles, no free trade, influence from other revolutions happening around the world, Spain too busy with bad king and war against Britain, Mexicans were different than Spaniards, mixed people could buy whiteness (they fought to keep the old system of classes), French dude took over Spain

Question 31

Describe Spain’s social system, from highest class to lowest

Answer 31

Peninsulares (born and bred Spanish people), Creoles (Spanish descended Mexicans), Mestizos (mixed), Indians/Natives, slaves

Question 32

Describe the factors involved in human migration to include push/pull factors with examples.

Answer 32

People move from one country to another for many different reasons. These reasons are called push/pull factors, with push factors being the factors that motivate people to leave their old country and pull factors being the factors that motivate people to immigrate to a new one. There are four types of migration. They are economic migration, social migration, political migration, and environmental migration. An example of a push factor for economic migration would be that there aren’t enough job opportunities in their old country, and its corresponding pull factor would be that another country has a plentiful amount of opportunities. For political migration, a push factor could be that someone’s home country is in a war that makes life dangerous. The opposite pull factor would be that the new country is not in a war and is safe to live in. For social immigration, a push factor could be that a person’s family lives far away in another country. The contrasting pull factor would be that they can be close to their family in a particular country. Finally, for environmental migration, a country could be very cold. This would be a push factor. If another country is pleasantly warm, that would be a pull factor that persuades people to move to it. In closing, people migrate because of push and pull factors, of which there are various types.

Question 33

Explain the fight for Mexican Independence. Include what took place, the people involved and the consequences of this movement.

Answer 33

In the late 1800s, Mexico had a lot of reasons to become independent from Spain. One of these reasons was a strict caste system in place. It favored people of Spanish descent and made the lives of Native or mixed-race people very difficult. One social class was the Creoles, Mexicans of pure Spanish descent. Creoles had relatively easy lives and benefited from the caste system because it kept them in power. However, not all Creoles approved of it. Father Miguel Hidalgo was the priest of the Mexican town of Dolores, and a radical Creole who disliked how the Mexican people were treated. He helped organize a group to plan a way to gain independence from Spain. Unfortunately, this was discovered by the Spanish. On September 16, 1810, Father Hidalgo learned that the Spanish soldiers were coming after him. So, he rang the church bells and rallied the villagers with a famous cry: El Grito de Delores. It succeeded in motivating the villagers to fight, and began a decade-long rebellion. This was only ended In 1821, when Agustín de Iturbide, a Spanish officer, made an agreement with Vicente Guerrero, the leader of the Mexican rebellion. The agreement was called El Plan de Iguala. It asserted that Mexico would be an independent country, but the Creoles would keep their power. This led the Creoles to support Mexican independence, which quickly ended the war. This movement had both positive and negative consequences. When Mexico became independent, it abolished its caste system. However, due to El Plan de Iguala, Creoles mainly stayed in power anyway. Additionally, the government was unstable. In a period of fifty years, Mexico had thirty presidents. Clearly, the new country of Mexico was disorganized.