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Five Themes of Geography
Mexico
Location
• Capital of Mexico: Mexico City
• Lat/Long: – 19 degrees, 24 minutes – North – 99 degrees, 9 minutes west
• Countries that Border Mexico:– United States, Guatemala, Ecuador,
Honduras, Belize
Place• Physical Features of Mexico: Mountains,
Peninsula, Gulfs• Climate: Hot, cold, mild, wild• Jobs: Farming, Oilers, Mining• Religion: Roman Catholic • Most Mexicans are descendants of native
Mexicans and Spaniards, Italians, French and Germans.
• Small homes, cement, bricks, low income houses, steel
Human Environment Interaction
• Mine: gold, silver, copper, iron, led, coal, petroleum
• Automobiles and factories. The geography contributes because of the mountains and valleys
Movement
• Gold, silver, copper, crops, cotton EVERYTHING!
• More jobs, education, safety, working conditions, better lifestyle
Regions
• Culture - language
Definitions
• Emigrate: to leave a place, especially a native country, to go and live elsewhere
• Rural: farming, countryside, small population
• Urban: Cities and towns
• Campesinos: A poor Latin American farmer