Question 1

If you were driving north from Albuquerque to visit Santa Fe and it began to rain heavily,what danger would you be concerned about?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tornado
B)  Hurricane
C)  Flash Flood
D)  Lightning C

Question 2

Which of the following best describes how the city leaders of San Antonio view the Mexican-American cultural heritage of the city?

Accepted Answer

A)  City leaders are downplaying the city's Mexican-American roots in order to promote the city as a modern,cosmopolitan,business friendly city
B)  City leaders have highlighted the city's Mexican-American roots in efforts to promote the city as a cultural center and major commercial city
C)  While the city has Mexican-American roots,city leaders have focused on business concerns and promoting trade instead
D)  San Antonio's Mexican-American roots have largely been erased as the city has become Anglicized and people of Mexican heritage have gone elsewhere for work.San Antonio's Mexican-American roots have largely been erased as large numbers of Anglos move to the city and people of Mexican heritage have gone elsewhere for work B

Question 3

Despite the dry climate of MexAmerica,one of the most dangerous natural hazardous in the region is ________.

Accepted Answer

flooding

Question 4

Which of the following best describes how New Mexico and Arizona became part of the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States went to war with Spain in 1821 to gain control of these territories.
B)  American settlement intensified after 1821,which allowed them to buy the entire region from Spain via the Gadsden Purchase.
C)  The United States annexed the Republic of Texas in 1845,which resulted in the Mexican-American War.
D)  The United States cleared out the Native Americans living in the region and settled it before Spain or Mexico could.

Question 5

Air pollution in MexAmerica is a growing problem because of ________ coming from Mexico?

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Question 6

Cities in MexAmerica that have been the most impacted by NAFTA are located near ________ and ________.

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Question 7

In many places in MexAmerica,border communities share a close relationship.Describe three ways border communities are connected and how increasing border security,such as border fences,disrupts those connections.

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Question 8

What combination of crops,grown by Native Americans,is associated with traditional cuisine in MexAmerica?

Accepted Answer

A)  Corn-beans-squash
B)  Rice-beans-tomatoes
C)  Wheat-beans-chilis
D)  Corn-tomatoes-beans

Question 9

What impact does the North American Free Trade Agreement have on relations between countries in North America?

Accepted Answer

A)  NAFTA regulates and enforces protections for workers to ensure that they have safe working environments and fair wages.
B)  NAFTA eliminates tariffs and trade restrictions,facilitating export and import between countries in North America.
C)  NAFTA sets up regulations limiting industrial pollution in all three countries,ensuring the costs of manufacturing are similar in each country.
D)  NAFTA eliminates trade restrictions on products from embargoed countries.

Question 10

Which of the following best describes colonias?

Accepted Answer

A)  Settlements where people live in trailers,shacks,and other substandard housing.
B)  Areas set aside for long-term residence motels for foreign workers.
C)  Cities that contain historical buildings from previous Spanish occupation.
D)  Spanish settlements that refused to move after the Treaty of Guadalupe that were absorbed into the United States.

Question 11

The three physiographic subregions that make up MexAmerica are the Basin and Range,the Gulf Coastal Plain and what?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Rocky Mountains
B)  The Great Plains
C)  The Sierra Nevada Mountains
D)  The Navaho Basin

Question 12

What major city in New Mexico is known as a center for energy and space research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Albuquerque
B)  Santa Fe
C)  Las Cruces
D)  San Antonio

Question 13

One of the major advantages of maquiladoras for American companies is what?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are able to hire Mexican workers for much lower wages than they would have to pay American workers.
B)  These areas subscribe to no country's laws on pollution.
C)  These areas often have lax child-labor laws which allow workers as young as 12 to work in factories.
D)  Companies in these areas have to pay no corporate income tax.

Question 14

What environmental hazard causes significant property damage and occasional fatalities in MexAmerica?

Accepted Answer

A)  Flooding
B)  Drought
C)  Tornadoes
D)  Earthquakes

Question 15

How did the September 11,2001 attacks in New York and Washington,D.C.,impact MexAmerica?

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Question 16

In comparison to the rest of the United States,the economy of MexAmerica is ________.

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Question 17

What area became part of the United States after the Treaty of Guadalupe?

Accepted Answer

A)  California,Nevada,Utah,as well as parts of Arizona,New Mexico and Colorado
B)  East Texas,which was then the Republic of Texas
C)  Southern portions of Arizona and New Mexico
D)  West Texas,as well as parts of New Mexico,and Colorado

Question 18

Saguaro cactus,organ pipe cactus,and elf owl are all examples of species ________ to MexAmerica.

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Question 19

Approximately how long was the settled area around the Rio Grande River controlled by the Spanish before New Mexico and Texas became part of the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  50 years
B)  100 years
C)  200 years
D)  300 years

Question 20

The physical geography of parts of New Mexico and West Texas,including Big Bend National Park are an extension of what?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Great Plains
B)  The Gulf Coastal Plain
C)  The Rocky Mountains
D)  The Intermontane

Exam 14: MexAmerica