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Mexico

Mexico. Capital: Mexico City. Click Title for video. Location & Size. 1,972,550 square kilometers . Food & Language. Food Tortillas Frijoles (beans) Chili Peppers Guacamole Salsa Language Spanish. Tortillas:

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Mexico

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  1. Mexico Capital: Mexico City Click Title for video

  2. Location & Size 1,972,550 square kilometers

  3. Food & Language • Food • Tortillas • Frijoles (beans) • Chili Peppers • Guacamole • Salsa • Language • Spanish

  4. Tortillas: - Can be made of flour (more common in the north) or maize (the traditional method and still the most common in the south). Frijoles (beans): - A good source of protein, beans of different varieties are most commonly boiled and then fried. Chili Peppers: - The bigger the chili, the milder the flavor. Guacamole: -Avocado mashed with onions, chilies and cilantro. Salsa: - A sauce, although it is most commonly associated with the red or green mix of tomatoes, onion, chili and cilantro.

  5. Customs Pinata: - A pinata is a decorated container filled with candies. The container can be any shape. Examples are a donkey, a star, or a famous character. Pinatas are hung from a rope and broken with sticks by blindfolded children.  They are a common site at birthday parties and special celebrations. Fiesta: - Holiday celebrations. There are between 5,000 and 6,000 celebrations each year in Mexico.

  6. Clothing Village men usually wear plain cotton shirts and pants with leather sandals called huaraches. Village women wear blouses and long, full skirts. They usually go barefoot. They use shawls, which are called rebozos, to cover their heads. The most unusual Mexican fashion is worn by the women of Tehuantepec in the far south. They wear elaborated, lacy aprons and skirts decorated with gold coins. Women Men

  7. Landforms Two Mountain Ranges Sierra Madre Oriental Sierra Madre Occidental Smaller Mountain Ranges Volcanoes

  8. What colors are the Mexican Flag? Gameboard

  9. What is the Capital of Mexico? Game board

  10. Name one Mexican Food Gameboard

  11. How many square kilometers is Mexico? Gameboard

  12. What is the Native Language of Mexico? Gameboard

  13. What are Frijoles? Gameboard

  14. What type of clothing do men wear? Gameboard

  15. How many Mountain Ranges are in Mexico? Gameboard

  16. Name a Mexican Custom Gameboard

  17. Name One Landform Gameboard

  18. What is a Pinata? Gameboard

  19. What is Salsa? Gameboard

  20. What do Mexican women wear? Gameboard

  21. What landforms in Mexico erupt? Gameboard

  22. Do women or men wear unusual clothing from Tehuantepec? Gameboard

  23. How many fiestas occur in Mexico? Gameboard

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