chapter 7: mexico
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Chapter 7: Mexico. Section 3: Mexico Today (page 178). Essential Question. How do Mexico’s four culture regions play a part in the country’s government and economy?. Main Ideas. Government has traditionally played a large role in Mexico’s economy. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Essential QuestionHow do Mexico’s four culture regions
play a part in the country’s government and economy?
Main Ideas1. Government has traditionally
played a large role in Mexico’s economy.
2. Mexico has four distinct culture regions.
Government and EconomyGovernment• Democratic government• One party (for 71 years)
• Until 2000• Vicente Fox elected president
• Different political party
Government and EconomyEconomy• Government used to control most
economic activity• Today, gov’t has less control of
economy
Government and EconomyEconomy• Mexico is a developing country.• In the past, Mex. has struggled with
debts, unemployment, & inflation• Inflation: rise in prices that
occurs when currency loses its buying power.
Government and EconomyEconomy• Mex.’s economy is growing• NAFTA: North American Free
Trade Agreement (1994)• Helped increase agricultural &
industrial exports
Government and EconomyEconomy• Agriculture
• Key part of Mex. Economy• Slash-and-burn: burning forest
in order to clear land for planting• Cash crop: crop grown mainly to
sell for a profit
Government and EconomyEconomy• Industry
• Oil is an important export• Also, mining & manufacturing• Industrial centers along U.S.
border• Workers assemble goods for
export to the U.S. & other countries
Government and EconomyEconomy• Tourism
• Colonial cities• Maya & Aztec monuments• Coastal cities & resorts
Mexico’s Culture RegionsThough some shared cultural
characteristics, Mex. Can be divided into 4 regions based on population, resources, climate & other features.
Mexico’s Culture RegionsThis is confusing: The book divides
Mexico into 3 regions for physical geography (North, Central, South).
But 4 regions for Cultural divisions. (North, Central, South + Greater Mexico City)
Mexico’s Culture RegionsGreater Mexico City• Includes capital & a/b 50 smaller
cities.• Mexico City world’s 2nd largest
• Pop. 19M
Mexico’s Culture RegionsGreater Mexico City• Huge pop. causes problems
• Pollution• Smog: a mixture of smoke,
chemicals, and fog.• Poverty
• Lots of slums
Mexico’s Culture RegionsCentral Mexico• North of G.M.C.• Many cities established as mining
or ranching centers during colonial period.
• Also many small family farms.• Vegetables, corn, & wheat for
sale.
Mexico’s Culture RegionsCentral Mexico• Lately, new industries relocated
there from G.M.C.• Cities in the region, such as
Guadalajara, are growing rapidly.
Mexico’s Culture RegionsNorthern Mexico• One of the country’s richest & most
modern areas• Trade w/ U.S.• Many maquiladoras (U.S. & foreign-
owned factories.
Mexico’s Culture RegionsNorthern Mexico• Proximity to the border has
affected (changed or influenced) the region’s culture also.
• Legal/illegal border crossing
Mexico’s Culture RegionsSouthern Mexico• Least populated & industrialized
region• Agriculture important there
• (coffee, sugarcane)
Mexico’s Culture RegionsSouthern Mexico• Slash & burn agriculture (p. 179) is
common form of farming.
Mexico’s Culture RegionsSouthern Mexico• Oil production off Gulf Coast has
led to pop. growth in this area.• Yucatan peninsula has also
experienced growth b/c of tourism.
Essential QuestionHow do Mexico’s four culture regions
play a part in the country’s government and economy?
STANDARDS• 7.3.spi.10 identify the characteristics that define a region geographically.• 7.3.spi.13. recognize the definitions of modifications on the physical environment (i.e. global warming, deforestation, desert, urbanization).• 7.3.spi.18. analyze the environmental consequences of humans changing their physical environment (i.e., air and water pollution, mining, deforestation, global warming).• 7.4.spi.1. define the different types of governments (i.e., democracy, autocracy, oligarchy, monarchy, dictatorship).• 7.4.spi.4. identify political leaders from selected contemporary settings (i.e. United States, India, Canada, Mexico, Great Britain, Russia, China).