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1.) ___MEXICO____________________ __CITY_____________ is the capital of Mexico.

2.) Monterrey's Bisphoric Lookout is home to the nation's largest ____FLAG_____________.

 

3.) Pico de Orizaba is the highest __VOLCANO_______________ in North America.

4.) Mexico City was built upon the __AZTEC_______________ city of Tenochtitlan.

5.) Calakmul's Mayan name means "The city of two adjacent ___PYRAMIDS__________________."

6.) The ancient Mayan city of Chichen Itza is best known for __EL_____ __CASTILLO____________________, an 88 foot high step-pyramid.

7.) The Sonoran Desert is home to the entire world's supply of ___SAGUARO______________ cacti.

8.) The Rio Grande is called the Rio ____BRAVO___________ in Mexico.

9.) In 1985, a powerful ______EARTHQUAKE__________________ devastated Mexico City.

10.) *** Bonus List three Mexican cities that have more than one million people. MEXICO CITY, PUEBLA, GUADALAJARA

 

11.)*** Bonus Find two cities in Mexico that are major tourist destinations. CANCUN, ACAPULCO