a test of people and places along the texas-mexico border alberto dávila
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A Test of People and Places Along the Texas-Mexico Border Alberto Dávila Neuhaus Center for Economic Education University of Texas-Pan American. The State of Texas has a population of over 25 million. Of these , 1 in 10 Texans live along the Texas-Mexico border. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
A Test of People and Places Along the Texas-Mexico Border
Alberto DávilaNeuhaus Center for Economic Education
University of Texas-Pan American
The State of Texas has a population of over 25 million. Of these,
a. 1 in 10 Texans live along the Texas-Mexico border.
b.1 in 100 Texans live along the Texas-Mexico border.
c. 1 in 1,000 Texans live along the Texas- Mexico border.
d. 1 in 10,000 Texans live along the Texas- Mexico border.
The State of Texas has a population of over 25 million. Of these,
a. 1 in 10 Texans live along the Texas-Mexico border. (Correct Answer: 2.5 million).
b.1 in 100 Texans live along the Texas-Mexico border.
c. 1 in 1,000 Texans live along the Texas- Mexico border.
d. 1 in 10,000 Texans live along the Texas- Mexico border.
The most populated U.S. city along the Texas Mexico border is:
a. Reynosa.
b. Brownsville.
c. McAllen.
d. El Paso.
The most populated U.S. city along the Texas Mexico border is:
a. Reynosa.
b. Brownsville.
c. McAllen.
d. El Paso. (Correct Answer:
773,125).
The most populated U.S. community along the Texas-Mexico border is:
a. Dallas.
b. El Paso.
c. McAllen, Edinburg, Mission.
d. Brownsville, Harlingen, San Benito.
The most populated U.S. community along the Texas-Mexico border is:
a. Dallas.
b. El Paso. c. McAllen, Edinburg, Mission. (Correct
Answer: 793,137).
d. Brownsville, Harlingen, San Benito.
Of the 9.8 million Hispanic Texans, close to 20 percent live on the U.S. side of the Texas-Mexico border. Which city (county) along this border is the most “Hispanic”?
a. Brownsville (Cameron).
b. Alpine (Brewster).
c. Van Horn (Culberson).
d. Rio Grande (Starr).
Of the 9.8 million Hispanic Texans, close to 20 percent live on the U.S. side of the Texas-Mexico border. Which city (county) along this border is the most “Hispanic”?
a. Brownsville (Cameron).
b. Alpine (Brewster).
c. Van Horn (Culberson). d. Rio Grande (Starr). (Correct Answer:
98 percent Hispanic).
Please match the Texas border cities with their Mexican neighboring cities.
Texas: Mexico:
Brownsville Piedras Negras
McAllen Ciudad Juarez
Del Rio Reynosa
Eagle Pass Matamoros
El Paso Ciudad Acuña
Please match the Texas border cities with their Mexican neighboring cities.
Texas: Mexico:
Brownsville Matamoros
McAllen Reynosa
Del Rio Ciudad Acuña
Eagle Pass Piedras Negras
El Paso Ciudad Juarez
Which Mexican States border Texas?
a.Chihuahua.
b.Nuevo Leon.
c. Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon and Coahuila.
d. Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon, Coahuila and Chihuahua.
Which Mexican States border Texas?
a.Chihuahua.
b.Nuevo Leon.
c. Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon and Coahuila.
d. Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon, Coahuila and Chihuahua. (Correct Answer).
Please rank order the populations of the following Mexican border cities along the Texas-Mexico border.
Cd. Acuña.
Cd. Juarez.
Matamoros.
Nuevo Laredo.
Piedras Negras.
Reynosa.
Please rank order the populations of the following Mexican border cities along the Texas-Mexico border.
Cd. Juarez. (One: 1,328,017).
Reynosa. (Two: 526,888).
Matamoros. (Three: 422,711).
Nuevo Laredo. (Four: 348,387).
Cd. Acuña. (Five: 209,000).
Piedras Negras. (Six: 143,915).
Many American workers work in Mexican border cities along the Texas-Mexico border.
a. True.
b. False.
Many American workers work in Mexican border cities along the Texas-Mexico border.
a. True. (Correct Answer: Americans working in Maquiladoras).
b. False.
