New Mexico

New Mexico!!!


 | nuːˈmeksɪkoʊ |

Find the following information...
State Capitol: _______________________________
Population: _________________________________
When did it become a state? ___________________

Go to this state’s website and find three more facts about the state.
http://www.newmexico.org/

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New Mexico is a state of the Old Wild West and its culture has strong Native American and Hispanic influences. About 36% of people in New Mexico do not even speak English at home (2010 US Census). About 36% of the people in New Mexico actually speak Spanish at home!

One of the most famous attractions for Native American culture is Mesa Verde National Park. “Cliff Palace”, an ancient site of the Pueblo Native American tribe, has about 200 rooms and built between 1190 and 1260 AD. The people who used to live here left around 1300 AD and the exact reason is not known. New Mexico has a big area of desert and is very dry. This leads people to think that the Pueblos left “Cliff Palace” because of a major drought.

Another attraction New Mexico has is the “Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta”! This ‘fiesta‘ (‘party’ or ‘celebration’ in Spanish) happens every year in early October and features 750 balloons. The sky is filled with colorful hot air balloons as pilots from around the world take off into the sky. After a long day of balloon flying and watching, the festival also has a big, bright fireworks show.

New Mexico is also known as being a place of supernatural or alien activity. There are many UFO (Unidentified Flying Object) sightings every year here. The city of Roswell is famous for the 1947 “UFO crash” outside of the city. Some people believe that the US government didn’t want people to know about it, so they hid information for the public. Even if you don’t believe in aliens, you can still go to the “Roswell UFO Festival” that takes place in July each year. People dress up as aliens, listen to guest speakers, and watch parades. 

New Mexico is much more than just deserts and heat. Go and see for yourself!

1. There is a hot air balloon festival in ____ and an alien festival in _____.
a) July; Roswell
b) October; July
c) Roswell; Albuquerque

2. The “Cliff Palace” was used by the Pueblo people in ______.
a) 1206 AD
b) 1206 BC
c) 1000 AD

3.The UFO Incident of 1947 was real. True or False?
a) True
b) False
c) Some people say it was real and some people do not.

Find a famous person from this state and answer the following questions. The number of sentences you should have for each answer is in parenthesis. Use paragraph form.

Tell us the person’s name, the city in which they were born, and when they were born. (3) 
What did this famous person do? (3)
Would you like to meet this person? Why or why not? (3)
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