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Mexico Quiz
What is the capital of Mexico?_________________________________________
Name the 3 MOST popular sports in Mexico.
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Name 3 common foods eaten in Mexico
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Circle the two most popular languages in Mexico
French
English
Spanish
Native American
What group of people originally lived in Mexico before the Spanish conquered Mexico?
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Select the definition that most nearly defines the given word.
1. Government
a flat highland
A court game in which players use a
long hand-shaped basket strapped to
the wrist to propel a ball against a
wall.
a group of people who preside over a
country
2. Plateau
A hill or mountain with a level top.
A court game in which players use a
long hand-shaped basket strapped to
the wrist to propel a ball against a
wall.
musicians that walk around a park
and play music for festivals
3. Isthmus
4. Plains
narrow neck of land connecting two
narrow neck of land connecting two
larger land areas. Canals are often cut
larger land areas. Canals are often cut
through them to allow boats to cross
through them to allow boats to cross
to the other side.
to the other side.
music played by a big group of
the people who make laws to manage
instruments
a city, state, or country
a people connected either by ties of
Extensive tract of level open land.
blood or by common language,
customs, and traditions
5. Nation
a group of people who preside over a
country
A flat area of land that is higher than
the surrounding land.
a people connected either by ties of
blood or by common language,
customs, and traditions
6. Symphony
music played by a big group of
instruments
musicians that walk around a park
and play music for festivals
a group of people who preside over a
country
7. Jai Alai
8. Mariachi
the people who make laws to manage
a city, state, or country
A hill or mountain with a level top.
narrow neck of land connecting two
larger land areas. Canals are often cut
through them to allow boats to cross to
the other side.
A court game in which players use a long
hand-shaped basket strapped to the wrist
to propel a ball against a wall.
a people connected either by ties of blood
or by common language, customs, and
traditions
musicians that walk around a park
and play music for festivals
Describe some of the differences between education and school in the United States
and Mexico.
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