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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
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A Test of People and Places Along the Texas-Mexico Border
Alberto DávilaNeuhaus Center for Economic Education
University of Texas-Pan American
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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.
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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.
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The most populated U.S. city along the Texas Mexico border is:
a. Reynosa.
b. Brownsville.
c. McAllen.
d. El Paso.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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).
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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
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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
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Which Mexican States border Texas?
a.Chihuahua.
b.Nuevo Leon.
c. Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon and Coahuila.
d. Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon, Coahuila and Chihuahua.
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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).
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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.
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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).
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Many American workers work in Mexican border cities along the Texas-Mexico border.
a. True.
b. False.
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Many American workers work in Mexican border cities along the Texas-Mexico border.
a. True. (Correct Answer: Americans working in Maquiladoras).
b. False.
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