Exercise
Things that everyone will be expected to do on the second part of
the end-of-semester (third) examination.
This exercise requires that each student find and use a suitable atlas
of Mexico. There are several such books in the Benson Latin American
Collection, which is in Sid Richardson Hall, and in the
Perry-Castañeda Library. There are also suitable materials
available on the World Wide Web which can be consulted.
1. Label on a blank
outline map the names of the 31 states of Mexico and the Federal
District.
2. Draw in and label on a second blank
outline map of Mexico the locations of the following rivers.
|
Rank According to |
Rank According to |
| Name |
Size of Drainage Area |
Discharge Volume |
| Mapimi-Nazas |
1 |
- |
|
| Bravo (below Conchos) |
2 |
- |
| Grijalva-Usumacinta |
3 |
1-2 |
| Lerma-Santiago |
4 |
7 |
|
| Balsas |
5 |
8 |
| Conchos |
6 |
18 |
| Panuco |
7 |
4 |
| Casas Grandes |
8 |
- |
|
| Yaqui |
9 |
16 |
| Papaloapan |
10 |
3 |
3. Deduce from the above data some conclusions about the
hydrography of Mexico.
4. Locate and label on a blank
outline map of Mexico the 20 largest metropolitan areas in 2005, listed below.
| Rank |
City |
Population |
| 1. |
Mexico City |
19,231,829 |
| 2. |
Guadalajara |
4,095,853 |
| 3. |
Monterrey |
3,664,331 |
| 4. |
Puebla |
2,109,049 |
| 5. |
Toluca |
1,610,786 |
| 6. |
Tijuana |
1,483,992 |
| 7. |
Leon |
1,425,210 |
| 8. |
Ciudad Juarez |
1,313,338 |
| 9. |
Torreon |
1,110,890 |
| 10. |
San Luis Potosi |
957,753 |
| 11. |
Queretaro |
918,100 |
| 12. |
Merida |
897,740 |
| 13. |
Mexicali |
855,962 |
| 14. |
Aguascalientes |
805,666 |
| 15. |
Tampico |
803,196 |
| 16. |
Culiacan |
793,730 |
| 17. |
Cuernavaca |
787,556 |
| 18. |
Acapulco |
786,830 |
| 19. |
Chihuahua |
784,882
|
| 20. |
Morelia |
735,624 |
5. Deduce from the above data some conclusions about the geography
of Mexican cities.
http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~wd/courses/341k/general/exercise.html
Created by William E. Doolittle. Last revised 3 May 2009, wed