OUTLINE AND QUESTIONS ON MEXICO . 



Outline 



I. Position and Size 



(1) In southern part of North America 



(2) Latitude 



(3) Longitude 



(4) Neighboring countries and boundaries 



(5) Area 



(a) Actual 767,055 square miles 



( b ) Comparative 



II. Physical Features 



(1) 



Coast line 



(a) Length 



(b) Character 

 Three surface regions 



(a) Central plateau 



(b) Border ranges 



1. Sierra Madre Oriental 



2. Sierra Madre Occidental 



3. Outstanding peaks 

 Coastal lowlands 



(4) Two peninsulas 



(a) Yucatan 



(b) Lower California 

 The Rio Grande 



Absence of other important streams ' 

 Scarcity of lakes 



III. Climate 



(1) Unhealthful lowlands 



(2) Attractive plateau conditions 



(3) 



(5) 

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 (7) 



(3) Three climatic zones 



(4) Rainfall 



IV. Industries and Commerce 



(1) Mining 



(a) Part taken by gold mining in his- 



tory of country 



(b) Other minerals 



(2) Agriculture 



(a) Great variety of crops 



(b) Slow development 



(c) Stock raising 



(3) Slight development of manufactures 



(4) Exports and imports 



( 5 ) Transportation 



V. The People 



(1) Racial variations 



(2) Characteristics 



(3) Living conditions 



(4) Education 



(5) Religion 



VI. Government and History 



(1) Republican form 

 (a) Departments 



(2) Early history 



(3) Spanish period 



(4) The republic 



(a) Troubled conditions 



(b) The "great dictator" 



(c) Recent civil war 



Questions 



What constitutes the chief food of the mass of people in Mexico? 



How does it happen that this country, which once had a great river within its 

 borders, no longer has it? 



How many Presidents did Mexico have during the Mexican War? 



What are the tierras calientas? The tierras templadas? Locate them both. 



What part did the "A B C powers" take in the history of Mexico? 



When was a mountain built in a night? 



When and under what circumstances was "Death to bad government" a rallying 

 cry? 



How large a proportion of the Mexicans have Indian blood in their veins? How 

 does this influence the character of the people? 



What has been the great force in the making of Mexico geographically? 



From what was the name Mexico probably derived? 



How many nations of the Western hemisphere have a larger area? 



How does the coast line compare in length with that of the United States? 



What resource of the country brought its first European visitors? 



What has hampered the development of agriculture? Of mining? 



