Mexican Geography and Nature

Land and Regions

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  1. Which city is the capital of Mexico?
  2. Which is the highest mountain in Mexico?
  3. Which two countries share Mexico's southern border?
  4. What is the Mexican name of the river called the Rio Grande in the United States?
  5. Which body of water separates the Baja California peninsula from the Mexican mainland?
  6. Which three states make up the Yucatan peninsula?
  7. Which two great mountain ranges run along the western and eastern sides of the Mexican plateau?
  8. Which volcanic belt crosses central Mexico east to west and includes Popocatepetl and Colima?
  9. Which is the largest Mexican state by area?
  10. What is Lake Chapala, in the state of Jalisco, known for?
  11. Which narrow part of Mexico, located in Oaxaca and Veracruz, links the Gulf of Mexico with the Pacific?
  12. Which desert, shared with the United States, covers much of northern Mexico, including Chihuahua and Coahuila?
  13. Which Caribbean coast resort city lies in the state of Quintana Roo?
  14. How many Mexican states border the United States?
  15. At about what height above sea level does Mexico City lie?
  16. In the Mexican altitude zones, the cold land (tierra fria) begins above roughly what height?
  17. Which active volcano lies about 70 kilometres south-east of Mexico City?
  18. Which tip of the Baja California peninsula is famous for a rock arch at the end of the land?
  19. Which northern city is the capital of Nuevo Leon and a major industrial centre?
  20. The Usumacinta river forms part of the border between Mexico and which country?
  21. What are cenotes in the Yucatan peninsula?
  22. Which city, the capital of Jalisco, is known as the home of tequila and mariachi?
  23. Which border city faces San Diego, California?
  24. On which ocean does the resort city of Acapulco lie?
  25. Which Mexican state has a coastline on the Gulf of Mexico?

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