WORLD GEO EXAM.
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Baja California is a long thin peninsula in the west of Mexico. (T/F) - Answer: TRue
Irrigation is the artificial watering of farmland by storing and distributing water drawn from
reservoirs or rivers. (T/F) - Answer: True
Deposits of petroleum and natural gas in the Gulf of mexico have brought great economic
importance to the Gulf coastal plain of Mexico. (T/F) - Answer: True
Mexico, which sits securely on the North American Plate, is stable geologically. (T/F) -
Answer: False
Sinkhholes are common in the central plateau of Mexico, which is formed of porous
limestone. (T/F) - Answer: False
Coral is made of limestone skeletons of once-living sea creatures. (T/F) - Answer: True
An archipelago is a pair of islands of approximately the same size. (T/F) - Answer: False
The leeward side of an island is the side facing the wind. (T/F) - Answer: False
Over the centuries, many Carribean people have migrated in search of jobs. (T/F) - Answer:
True
Sandy soil is found on the mountainous islands of the Caribbean. (T/F) - Answer: False
narrow strip of land bordered on both sides by water and joining two larger bodies of land -
Answer: isthmus
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, people of mixed European and Indian background - Answer: mestizos
large farm, owned by a wealthy family or corporation, that raises cash crops - Answer:
plantation
members of an armed force not part of a regular army - Answer: guerrillas
military dictator - Answer: caudillo
huge commercial farm owned by a private individual or farming company - Answer:
latifundio
farmland owned collectively by members of a rural community - Answer: ejido
trade agreement that pushed out trade barriers between the United States, Canada, and
Mexico - Answer: NAFTA
large estate usually operated as a farm or cattle ranch - Answer: hacienda
factories based in Mexico that produce goods sold in the United States - Answer:
maquiladoras
The countries of Central America occupy - Answer: a narrow strip of land.
Each landform in Central America - Answer: has its own climate.
One effect of Spain's colonization of Central America is that - Answer: Spanish is the
official language in almost all of Central America.
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The smart way to Pass | Real Tests, Real results!
Baja California is a long thin peninsula in the west of Mexico. (T/F) - Answer: TRue
Irrigation is the artificial watering of farmland by storing and distributing water drawn from
reservoirs or rivers. (T/F) - Answer: True
Deposits of petroleum and natural gas in the Gulf of mexico have brought great economic
importance to the Gulf coastal plain of Mexico. (T/F) - Answer: True
Mexico, which sits securely on the North American Plate, is stable geologically. (T/F) -
Answer: False
Sinkhholes are common in the central plateau of Mexico, which is formed of porous
limestone. (T/F) - Answer: False
Coral is made of limestone skeletons of once-living sea creatures. (T/F) - Answer: True
An archipelago is a pair of islands of approximately the same size. (T/F) - Answer: False
The leeward side of an island is the side facing the wind. (T/F) - Answer: False
Over the centuries, many Carribean people have migrated in search of jobs. (T/F) - Answer:
True
Sandy soil is found on the mountainous islands of the Caribbean. (T/F) - Answer: False
narrow strip of land bordered on both sides by water and joining two larger bodies of land -
Answer: isthmus
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, people of mixed European and Indian background - Answer: mestizos
large farm, owned by a wealthy family or corporation, that raises cash crops - Answer:
plantation
members of an armed force not part of a regular army - Answer: guerrillas
military dictator - Answer: caudillo
huge commercial farm owned by a private individual or farming company - Answer:
latifundio
farmland owned collectively by members of a rural community - Answer: ejido
trade agreement that pushed out trade barriers between the United States, Canada, and
Mexico - Answer: NAFTA
large estate usually operated as a farm or cattle ranch - Answer: hacienda
factories based in Mexico that produce goods sold in the United States - Answer:
maquiladoras
The countries of Central America occupy - Answer: a narrow strip of land.
Each landform in Central America - Answer: has its own climate.
One effect of Spain's colonization of Central America is that - Answer: Spanish is the
official language in almost all of Central America.
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