How well do you know Mexico? The geography of Mexico: Quiz 2

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Mar 252013

Welcome to our second quiz about the geography of Mexico. (The first quiz is at How well do you know Mexico? The geography of Mexico: Quiz 1)

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Geography of Mexico Quiz 2

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Question 1

Counting Mexico's Federal District as a state, how many states are there in Mexico?

A	26
B	29
C	32
D	35
E	38

Question 1 Explanation:

See Map of Mexico

Question 2

Which is the easternmost state in Mexico?

A	Yucatán Hint: Almost! See Map of the Yucatán Peninsula
B	Chiapas Hint: Too far south (and further west)
C	Tamaulipas Hint: Too far north (and further west)
D	Quintana Roo
E	Cancún Hint: Not a state! - see Cancún

Question 2 Explanation:

See Map of Mexico

Question 3

What is the name of Mexico's highest volcano?

A	Volcán de Colima Hint: This is the smaller of the two volcanoes that straddle the Jalisco/Colima state boundary, but is very active. See Colima Volcano
B	Popocatapetl Hint: No, but it is Mexico's second highest volcano. See Mexico's highest volcanoes
C	Paricutín Hint: Certainly not the highest, but definitely the "newest", having started to erupt as recently as 70 years ago. See Paricutón Volcano
D	Pico de Orizaba
E	El Chichón Hint: This was responsible for a terrible disaster in 1982 See El Chichón but is far from the highest peak in the country

Question 3 Explanation:

See Mexico's highest volcanoes

Question 4

Which of the following metropolitan areas was not one of Mexico's ten largest (in terms of population) in 2010?

A	León, in the state of Guanajuato Hint: Mexico's 7th largest metropolitan area in 2010 with about 1.6 million inhabitants
B	Toluca, in the state of México Hint: Mexico's 5th largest metropolitan area in 2010 with about 1.8 million inhabitants
C	Puebla-Tlaxcala, in the states of Puebla and Tlaxcala Hint: Mexico's 4th largest metropolitan area in 2010 with about 2.7 million inhabitants
D	Tijuana, in the state of Baja California Hint: Mexico's 6th largest metropolitan area in 2010 with about 1.8 million inhabitants
E	Veracruz, in the state of Veracruz Hint: Mexico's 21st largest metropolitan area in 2010 with about 0.8 million inhabitants

Question 4 Explanation:

See Table 21.2 of Geo-Mexico, the geography and dynamics of modern Mexico Buy your copy today!

Question 5

About how long is Mexico's coastline, according to INEGI (Mexico's National Statistics Institute)?

A	5,000 km (3,100 miles)
B	8,000 km (5,000 miles)
C	11,000 km (6.850 miles)
D	14,000 km (8,700 miles)
E	17,000 km (10,500 miles)

Question 5 Explanation:

Actually it all depends! See How long is Mexico's coastline?

Question 6

Which of the five states highlighted on the map have a functioning, modern, centrally-planned (FONATUR) tourist resort?

A	A, C and D
B	A, D and E
C	B, C and E
D	A, B, D and E
E	All five: A, B, C, D and E

Question 6 Explanation:

The list of Fonatur resorts in these five states is: A: Loreto and Los Cabos (Baja California Sur) D:Huatulco (Oaxaca) E: Cancún (Quintana Roo) See The growth of Cancún

Question 7

What was the average life expectancy (at birth) for males born in Mexico in 2010?

A	68 years
B	73 years
C	78 years
D	83 years
E	88 years

Question 7 Explanation:

See Life expectancy in Mexico

Question 8

Which of the following was a famous European naturalist who explored New Spain in 1803-1804 and subsequently developed many original ideas related to physical geography?

A	Charles Darwin Hint: British scientist, but the ship on which he traveled, "The Beagle", did not visit Mexico.
B	Alexander von Humboldt
C	Henri Galeotti Hint: This French scientists, primarily a biologist and cacti collector, wrote An early scientific account of Lake Chapala, Mexico’s largest natural lake. He first visited Mexico in about 1837.
D	Antonio Ysarti Hint: Little is known about Ysarti, responsible for some Beautiful cartography from the seventeenth century: Ysarti’s 1682 map of New Spain
E	Vasco de Quiroga Hint: Vasco de Quiroga was the first Bishop of Michoacán, but several centuries earlier Copper handicrafts and exports in Mexico

Question 8 Explanation:

See Alexander von Humboldt

Question 9

What kind of rock sometimes forms columns or prisms like these at San Miguel Regla in the state of Hidalgo?

A	Basalt
B	Limestone
C	Marble
D	Sandstone
E	Slate

Question 9 Explanation:

See The basalt prisms of San Miguel Regla

Question 10

What is (or was) Ixtoc 1 ?

A	The name of a volcano in central Mexico
B	The first of a line of Maya kings, all named Ixtoc
C	The name of a Mexican telecommunications company
D	The title of a book about pollution in Mexican agriculture
E	The name of an oil well in the Gulf of Mexico

Question 10 Explanation:

See Ixtoc 1 and Ixtoc 1 Oil Spill (Wikipedia)

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4 Responses to “How well do you know Mexico? The geography of Mexico: Quiz 2”

Steven Leighton says:

March 25, 2013 at 11:04 am

Hello,
Where is the first quiz?
TB says:

March 25, 2013 at 11:18 am

Thanks! I knew I’d forgotten something. A link to the first quiz has been added in the intro to Quiz 2.
sparks says:

March 25, 2013 at 12:06 pm

88% and on review it said I got 10 of 10 …. oh well 😉
TB says:

March 25, 2013 at 12:38 pm

Haha! There’s clearly some quirks in the software ~ what’s new? Well done!!!

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