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Instructions Read the text. Then read the sentences and decide if they are True (T) or False (F).

Mexico is a country in North America. It has two borders. The northern border with the United States of America is 2,400 kilometers long and the southern border with Guatemala is only 850 kilometers long. Mexico is about a quarter of the size of the United States. There are some big volcanoes in Mexico, such as the Peak of Orizaba (5,700m) and Popocatepetl (5,452m).

The biggest cities in Mexico are Mexico City with a population on 20 million people, Guadalajara with a population of 5 million people, Monterrey with a population of 4 million people and Puebla with a population of 3 million. Puebla was founded in 1531, Guadalajara in 1542 and Mexico City in 1521. Many tourists visit Mexico every year. Mexico has beautiful beaches, like Cancun and Acapulco, and many archaeological ruins, like Teotihuacan and Chichen Itza. The Mayas built Chichen Itza around AD 600 and Teotihuacan was built around 300 BC, but no one knows who built it.
 
 
1. Guatemala is in north of Mexico.
T
F
2. The northern border of Mexico is the longest.
T
F
3. The United States of America is two times bigger than Mexico.
T
F
4. The highest volcano in Mexico is the Peak of Orizaba.
T
F
5. More peolpe live in Puebla than in Guadalajara.
T
F
6. Mexico is the oldest city.
T
F
7. Chichen Itza is older than Teotihuacan.
T
F
8. The Aztecs built Teotihuacan.
T
F