Preview Questions

1. Where were the conquistadores from and when did they land in Latin America?
2. Locate the Mesa del Norte on a map of Mexico. Why are people migrating from this region to other areas?
3. How are haciendas and plantations similar? How do they differ? What effects do they have on land-use patterns?
   
4. What is a maquiladora? Why are they located near the U.S.-Mexico border?