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Mexico Site & Situation

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  • 3 reasons why the Aztecs had the original site of Mexico was on a lake.
    defence/fish/water
  • The term to describe rocks made from old rock fragments.
    Clastic
  • The term to describe the ground shaking & continuing with serious effects.
    Reverberating
  • Define Situation
    Things close to the area (eg. is it near roads, factories, other settlements?)
  • What was built to link the lake to the west shores of the lake.
    Causeways
  • A slang term for ozone formation in Mexico City?
    Dust Bin Lid Effect
  • The rock group of Mexico City that causes amplifying during an earthquake.
    Sedimentary
  • The term used to describe underground water storage
    Aquifers
  • The term to describe the ground sinking?
    Subsidence
  • How many meters had the ground subsided between 1940 and 1985?
    7 meters.
  • The term to describe the creation of new land from oceans, seas, riverbeds or lake beds
    Reclaim/Reclamation
  • Name the lake that once existed where Mexico City lies.
    Lake Texcoco
  • 2 reasons for water depletion
    Industrialisation and Population growth
  • Name the historical group of people that founded Mexico city on an island in Lake Texcoco.
    Aztecs
  • What is the altidude of the mountains surrounding Mexico City?
    5000m
  • Why was there an influx in the population?
    Job seekers
  • What causes the water, gas, sewerage pipes, power lines & buildings to fracture and road to crack?
    Aquifers drying up.
  • What is the altitude of Mexico City?
    2,200m
  • What percentage of the cities water comes from the 4280 sunken wells?
    70%
  • Define Site
    Features of the actual area (eg. soil type, relief- flat/hilly land, climate, water supply)-early settlements
  • How many well are there?
    4280 wells
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