Select one of the following "nations" of Mexico that is best described by the following statements:

A. Metromex
B. Mexamerica
C. New Spain
D South Mexico
E. Club Mex

1. Mexico’s industrial and governmental core.
2. Small scale subsistence agriculture dominates.
3. Most populous "nation".
4. Mexico’s traditional "breadbasket" or major agricultural area.
5. Heavily industrialized AND currently the major agricultural area.
6. Main source area for immigrants who go al norte.
7. Tourism is the major economic activity
8. Mexico’s second most populated nation.
9. Over half the population composed of Amerindians.
10. Mexico’s newest nation.
11. Location of maquiladora industries
12. The most truly traditional Mexican nation.
13. Irrigated agriculture.
14. Location of a recent armed uprising against the Mexican government.
15. Mexico’s poorest nation.

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1. A = Metromex = Mexico’s industrial and governmental core.
2. D = South Mexico = Small scale subsistence agriculture dominates.
3. A = Metromex = Most populous "nation".
4. C = New Spain = Mexico’s traditional "breadbasket" or major agricultural area.
5. B = Mexamerica = Heavily industrialized AND currently the major agricultural area.
6. C = New Spain = Main source area for immigrants who go al norte.
7. E = Club Mex = Tourism is the major economic activity
8. B = Mexamerica = Mexico’s second most populated nation.
9. D = South Mexico = Over half the population composed of Amerindians.
10. E = Club Mex = Mexico’s newest nation.
11. B = Mexamerica = Location of maquiladora industries
12. C = New Spain = The most truly traditional Mexican nation.
13. B = Mexamerica = Irrigated agriculture.
14. D = South Mexico = Location of a recent armed uprising against the Mexican government.
15. D = South Mexico = Mexico’s poorest nation.

1. A
2. D
3. A
4. C
5. B
6. C
7. E
8. B
9. D
10. E
11. B
12. C
13. B
14. D
15. D

For the lecture on the Five Nations of Mexico go here.
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