| Apache |
a member of a North American Indian people living mostly in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. |
| Aztec |
a member of an Indian people who had an advanced civilization in central Mexico before Spain conquered it in 1519. |
| Belize |
a Central American country on the Caribbean Sea, bordered by Guatemala and Mexico. The capital of Belize is Belmopan. [1/2 definitions] |
| bobcat |
a wild cat with red-brown fur, tufted ears, and a short tail. Bobcats are about twice the size of a house cat. They are a kind of lynx and live in southern Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Bobcats are carnivorous mammals. |
| bullfight |
a public show held in an arena in which performers first tease and tire out a bull, and then one person using a cape to draw the bull near tries to kill it with a sword. Bullfighting is popular in Spain and Mexico. |
| coati |
a small furry mammal with a long snout and a long ringed tail. Coatis are related to raccoons and live mainly in trees. They eat fruit and small animals such as lizards. They are found in Mexico, Central America, and South America. |
| Gila monster |
a large, poisonous reptile that lives in the southwestern part of the United States and in Mexico. This lizard has a short tail and scales in patterns of black with orange, yellow, or pink. |
| Gulf of Mexico |
an area of the Atlantic Ocean that is bounded by the southern coast of the United States, the eastern coast of Mexico, and the island of Cuba. |
| Havana |
the capital city of Cuba. Havana is a seaport on the Gulf of Mexico. |
| horned lizard |
a lizard with a short tail and short legs that eats insects; horned toad. It lives in the western part of the United States and in Mexico. The horned lizard has spines that look like horns on its head and rough scales and spines on its body. |
| House of Representatives |
the lower legislative house in many governments, including the United States, most U.S. states, and countries such as Mexico and Japan. |
| hurricane |
a powerful storm with heavy rains and winds that blow in a circle at 73 miles per hour or more. Hurricanes form in the West Indian region of the Atlantic Ocean or in the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean near Mexico and Central America. |
| Maya |
a member of an ancient Indian civilization of Mexico and Central America that was discovered and destroyed by Europeans in the 1500s. [1/2 definitions] |
| mesa |
a high piece of land with a flat top and steep sides, found in Mexico and the southwest area of the United States. |
| Mexican |
of or having to do with Mexico or its people. [2 definitions] |
| Mexico |
a country in North America south of the United States. Mexico City is the capital of Mexico. |
| Mexico City |
the capital city of Mexico. |
| Mississippi |
the longest river in the United States. It flows from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. [1/2 definitions] |
| Mississippi River |
a river in the United States that flows from Minnesota south through the Midwest, then along the border between Mississippi and Louisiana, and finally into the Gulf of Mexico. |
| Navajo |
a member of a Native American people whose homeland lies in parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. [1/2 definitions] |
| NM |
abbreviation of "New Mexico." |