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GOOGLE EARTH

GOOGLE EARTH. MEXICO. A Land Defined by Mountains. A. Mexico’s Heartland. Located between three mountain ranges Sierra Madre Occidental Sierra Madre Oriental Sierra Madre del Sur The Central Plateau Most populated region Rich soil Plenty of rainfall in the south.

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GOOGLE EARTH

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  1. GOOGLE EARTH

  2. MEXICO A Land Defined by Mountains

  3. A. Mexico’s Heartland • Located between three mountain ranges • Sierra Madre Occidental • Sierra Madre Oriental • Sierra Madre del Sur • The Central Plateau • Most populated region • Rich soil • Plenty of rainfall in the south

  4. B. Geological Dangers • Mexico is on four tectonic plates • North American Plate • Pacific Plate • Caribbean Plate • Cocos Plate • The result: • Volcanoes • Earthquakes

  5. C. CLIMATE • Mountains block rainfall (leeward side) in the north • The Central Plateau is 7,000 feet above sea-level • Mexico City is over 7,300 feet • If the temperature at the coast is 100o, what would the temperature be in Mexico City? • About 75o

  6. D. URBANIZATION? • Millions have “flocked” to Mexico City • Searching for jobs & a better life • Education • Mexico City is now encircled by an area called, “ciudadas peridas” (lost cities). • Many of the people are UNDEREMPLOYED • Some families live on about four dollars a day

  7. E. Coastal Regions • Northern Pacific Coast • DRY…HOT…but fertile • Use irrigation to grow crops • Baja CaliforniaPeninsula • 760 miles of mountainous desert

  8. E. Coastal Regions • Gulf Coast Plain • Huge deposits of oil and natural gas • Yucatan Peninsula (FLAT) • The bedrock is limestone • Sinkhole: rain dissolves the limestone creating caverns, and the ceiling of the caverns collapse.

  9. Plaza de las Tres Culturas • Plaza of the three cultures • Aztec temple pyramid • Roman Catholic Church • Twin office buildings of glass & concrete

  10. Plaza de las Tres Culturas • Symbolizes the three cultures of Mexico • Aztec (Indian) • Spanish (colonization) • Modern Mexico

  11. G. Empire to Colony By the 1400s, the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan (tec noch tee TLAHN) was one of the largest cities in the world. Population of about 60,000 Hernan Cortes conquered the Aztec Empire in 1521. Mexico became the colony of “New Spain” TENOCHTITLAN

  12. H. NEW SPAIN Four social classes developed : • Peninsulares (peh nin suh LARH es) • Must be born in Spain • Held all top offices • Criollos (cree OHL yos) • Children of Spanish, born in Latin America • Mestizos ( meh-STEE-zohs) • Children of both Spanish and Indians. • Native Americans. • Were considered thelowestRank

  13. I. HACIENDAS • Spain split up the land as a reward for Peninsulares loyalty to Spain. • Very large farms or ranches • Owned by Peninsulares (Spanish) • Encomienda: Spanish order to the Peninsulares to take care of the Indians within their Haciendas. • The Peninsulares began to use the Indians as slaves.

  14. Road To Democracy 1. In 1810, a Criollos-Priest named Miguel Hildago didn’t like how badly the Indians were treated and rebelled. a. Though he was later executed, the rebellion continued and Mexico became a free country! b. Unfortunately, dictators/kings took over and little improved

  15. K. Democracy 1. First, it took a revolution…actually a few revolutions. 2. The wars lasted 110 years, ending in 1920. • Federal government styled after U. S. • However, only one political party • Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) • This one party system created a situation where some corruption developed.

  16. K. Democracy • In 2000, Vicente Fox was elected President of Mexico…he is not PRI • New President (2006) is Felipe Calderón (Also not PRI)

  17. L. Modern Mexico • Mexico is working to keep its Indian and Spanish heritages while trying to also modernize its society. • Unfortunately, a small group of people still possess most of the wealth. • Mexico is working to achieve social justice.

  18. M. LAND REDISTRIBUTION • Government of Mexico is buying up as many “former” haciendas as possible, and splitting up the land into small farms. • Some haciendas called Ejidos (ay HEE doz) are left whole and given to a group of people to farm. • Most farming is subsistence-farming • Latifundios: Large commercial farms

  19. N. Migration-Workers & Cities • Migration-Workers are workers who “follow” work. • Usually agriculture, they move from location to location as the crops are ready for harvest.

  20. N. Migration-Workers & Cities • Mexico is rapidly becoming URBAN! • Many poor leave the farms and head to large cities to find jobs • Though there is a growing middle-class, most urban-peoples are poor.

  21. O. MEXICO'S ECONOMY • Major economic activities are • Oil • Tourism.

  22. O. MEXICO'S ECONOMY • NAFTA has brought many factory jobs to the Mexico/U. S. border • U. S./Mexican border factories are called maquiladoras (mah-kee-luh-DOHR) • Almost everything made is sold to the U. S. • Over 450,000 jobs • Usually a little better paying than most Mexican jobs. • Pollution is a problem since Mexico does not have the same pollution laws as U. S.

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