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New Mexico History Cum. Exam Questions
And Answers 2025 Update.
Anasazi culture included __________________.
a. Apache and Navajo peoples
b. Cherokee and Cree peoples
c. Basketmaker and Pueblo peoples
d. Cheyenne and Crow peoples - Answer✔C. Basketmaker and Pueblo peoples
Early farmers included the _______________.
a. Apaches
c. Mogollon and Anasazi
b. Navajo
d. Cherokees - Answer✔c. Mogollon and Anasazi
Which of the following is true of the early Clovis and Folsom people in New Mexico?
a. They developed a series of ancient roads.
b. They were hunters and gatherers.
c. They built multistoried houses from Adobe.
d. They were primarily farmers. - Answer✔B. They were hunters and gatherers
Which of the following is true of New Mexico at the beginning of the 20th century?
a. It was completely rural and focused on trade only.
b. Its politics focused on the bid for statehood.
c. It was focused on developing the technology.
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d. Its main goal was to develop strong international relations. - Answer✔B. Its politics focused
on the bid for statehood.
Cabeza de Vaca __________________.
a. wandered for 8 years, seeing much of the continent from Florida to New Mexico
b. was part of Coronado's expeditions
c. was a missionary in Florida and never made it west
d. found the Seven Cities of Gold - Answer✔A. wandered for 8 years, seeing much of the
continent from Florida to New Mexico
Which of the following is true regarding the Great Missionary Period of 1610-1680?
a. Native American religion was not encouraged, but tolerated.
b. Only Pueblo religions were allowed to be practiced.
c. Native Americans were to obey the mission community priest.
d. Christian services were held in traditional Native American meeting places. - Answer✔C.
Native Americans were to obey the mission community priest.
During the ___________ period, the Pueblo sites were abandoned and building styles evolved.
a. Developmental Pueblo
b. Great Missionary
c. Great Pueblo
d. Rio Grande Classic - Answer✔D. Rio Grande Classic
Hernan Cortez did which of the following?
a. He established Spanish presence in the Americas.
b. He created gold fever in Europe.
c. He defeated the mighty Aztecs.
d. He did all of the above. - Answer✔d. He did all of the above.
Trade between Mexico and New Mexico established during the Spanish period was
______________.
a. free for anyone
b. open only to the French
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c.open to only Anglos
d. open only to the Spanish - Answer✔d. open only to the Spanish
Which of the following was not a Spanish group?
a. folsom
b. desert cultures
c. clovis
d. all of the above - Answer✔d. all of the above
What happens to trees from one life zone to the next?
a. All varieties of trees will increase as the altitude gets higher.
b. A variety of trees will disappear as the altitude gets higher.
c. Trees get larger as altitude increases.
d. There is no difference in trees from one zone to another. - Answer✔b. A variety of trees will
disappear as the altitude gets higher.
What are the life zones of the Sandia Mountains?
a. The seven levels of vegetation that rotates existence seasonally in the Sandia Mountains.
b. Cultural patterns, determined by a culture's age, that have existed in the area.
c. Different phases of an animal's life, beginning with birth and ending with death.
d. Seven altitude ranges in which plants, animals, temperature, and rainfall vary greatly -
Answer✔d. Seven altitude ranges in which plants, animals, temperature, and rainfall vary
greatly
How can relative location change over time?
a. Relative location changes as families relocate within the state.
b. Relative location changes as maps and boundaries change.
c. Relative location cannot change even though maps change.
d. Relative location is expressed in latitude and longitude and therefore does not change. -
Answer✔b. Relative location changes as maps and boundaries change.
Which of the following regions does not include New Mexico?
a. Southwestern United States
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b. Rocky Mountain states
c. Midwestern United States
d. Four Corners Region - Answer✔c. Midwestern United States
Which of the following geography statements is not true?
a. A map of the Pueblos of New Mexico shows only archaeological sites.
b. A map of the Pueblos shows the position of the Pueblos relative to each other.
c. A map of cattle trails shows the human-environment interaction.
d. A contour map displays elevation. - Answer✔a. A map of the Pueblos of New Mexico shows
only archaeological sites.
What geographical characteristics help determine where cattle trails develop?
a. sufficient water
b. areas of easy access
c. adequate grazing
d. all of the above - Answer✔d. all of the above
Latitude and longitude coordinates are used to describe a(n) _______ location.
a. absolute
b. historic
c. relative
d. standard - Answer✔a. absolute
All of the following are used to describe relative location except:
a. Distance between places
b. Latitude and longitude coordinates
c. Landmarks
d. Direction - Answer✔b. Latitude and longitude coordinates
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New Mexico History Cum. Exam Questions
And Answers 2025 Update.
Anasazi culture included __________________.
a. Apache and Navajo peoples
b. Cherokee and Cree peoples
c. Basketmaker and Pueblo peoples
d. Cheyenne and Crow peoples - Answer✔C. Basketmaker and Pueblo peoples
Early farmers included the _______________.
a. Apaches
c. Mogollon and Anasazi
b. Navajo
d. Cherokees - Answer✔c. Mogollon and Anasazi
Which of the following is true of the early Clovis and Folsom people in New Mexico?
a. They developed a series of ancient roads.
b. They were hunters and gatherers.
c. They built multistoried houses from Adobe.
d. They were primarily farmers. - Answer✔B. They were hunters and gatherers
Which of the following is true of New Mexico at the beginning of the 20th century?
a. It was completely rural and focused on trade only.
b. Its politics focused on the bid for statehood.
c. It was focused on developing the technology.
1
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d. Its main goal was to develop strong international relations. - Answer✔B. Its politics focused
on the bid for statehood.
Cabeza de Vaca __________________.
a. wandered for 8 years, seeing much of the continent from Florida to New Mexico
b. was part of Coronado's expeditions
c. was a missionary in Florida and never made it west
d. found the Seven Cities of Gold - Answer✔A. wandered for 8 years, seeing much of the
continent from Florida to New Mexico
Which of the following is true regarding the Great Missionary Period of 1610-1680?
a. Native American religion was not encouraged, but tolerated.
b. Only Pueblo religions were allowed to be practiced.
c. Native Americans were to obey the mission community priest.
d. Christian services were held in traditional Native American meeting places. - Answer✔C.
Native Americans were to obey the mission community priest.
During the ___________ period, the Pueblo sites were abandoned and building styles evolved.
a. Developmental Pueblo
b. Great Missionary
c. Great Pueblo
d. Rio Grande Classic - Answer✔D. Rio Grande Classic
Hernan Cortez did which of the following?
a. He established Spanish presence in the Americas.
b. He created gold fever in Europe.
c. He defeated the mighty Aztecs.
d. He did all of the above. - Answer✔d. He did all of the above.
Trade between Mexico and New Mexico established during the Spanish period was
______________.
a. free for anyone
b. open only to the French
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c.open to only Anglos
d. open only to the Spanish - Answer✔d. open only to the Spanish
Which of the following was not a Spanish group?
a. folsom
b. desert cultures
c. clovis
d. all of the above - Answer✔d. all of the above
What happens to trees from one life zone to the next?
a. All varieties of trees will increase as the altitude gets higher.
b. A variety of trees will disappear as the altitude gets higher.
c. Trees get larger as altitude increases.
d. There is no difference in trees from one zone to another. - Answer✔b. A variety of trees will
disappear as the altitude gets higher.
What are the life zones of the Sandia Mountains?
a. The seven levels of vegetation that rotates existence seasonally in the Sandia Mountains.
b. Cultural patterns, determined by a culture's age, that have existed in the area.
c. Different phases of an animal's life, beginning with birth and ending with death.
d. Seven altitude ranges in which plants, animals, temperature, and rainfall vary greatly -
Answer✔d. Seven altitude ranges in which plants, animals, temperature, and rainfall vary
greatly
How can relative location change over time?
a. Relative location changes as families relocate within the state.
b. Relative location changes as maps and boundaries change.
c. Relative location cannot change even though maps change.
d. Relative location is expressed in latitude and longitude and therefore does not change. -
Answer✔b. Relative location changes as maps and boundaries change.
Which of the following regions does not include New Mexico?
a. Southwestern United States
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b. Rocky Mountain states
c. Midwestern United States
d. Four Corners Region - Answer✔c. Midwestern United States
Which of the following geography statements is not true?
a. A map of the Pueblos of New Mexico shows only archaeological sites.
b. A map of the Pueblos shows the position of the Pueblos relative to each other.
c. A map of cattle trails shows the human-environment interaction.
d. A contour map displays elevation. - Answer✔a. A map of the Pueblos of New Mexico shows
only archaeological sites.
What geographical characteristics help determine where cattle trails develop?
a. sufficient water
b. areas of easy access
c. adequate grazing
d. all of the above - Answer✔d. all of the above
Latitude and longitude coordinates are used to describe a(n) _______ location.
a. absolute
b. historic
c. relative
d. standard - Answer✔a. absolute
All of the following are used to describe relative location except:
a. Distance between places
b. Latitude and longitude coordinates
c. Landmarks
d. Direction - Answer✔b. Latitude and longitude coordinates
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