Question

called the mexican cession. the mexican cession was a territory of over 500,000 square miles that included parts of the present - day states of arizona, california, colorado, nevada, new mexico, utah, and wyoming. based on the description above, which of the following maps highlights the mexican cession?

Explanation:

The Mexican Cession includes parts of present-day Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, which form a contiguous southwestern region of the US. The top-right map highlights this exact southwestern area matching the described states.

Answer:

Top-right map (the one with the yellow highlighted southwestern region)