The Culture and Geography of The Culture and Geography of Mexico Mexico

“Latin America?”Mexico: A Newly Developed Nation

Why learn about Mexico?

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General Outline

Culture and Economy Mexico City Mexico in regional context Border Issues

Catholic

Soccer

Marigolds, "Day of the Dead"

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Oil Expropriation1938

Informal Economy

Inadequate infrastructure

Affordable goods, supplementary income

no taxes and regulations

Ambulantes (mobile vendors)

General Outline

Culture and Economy Mexico City

Latin American Urbanization Primate Cities Urban Ecology

Mexico in regional context Border Issues

Latin American City

MODEL OF THE LATIN AMERICAN CITY

Mexico City

Paseo de la Reforma http://sco.lt/88Nnsn

Colonial Castle in Urban Park Upscale Hotels Palace of Fine Arts

Main Cathedral/Plaza

Stock Market

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Western Sector-Public Spaces

Western Sector-Residential

North and Eastern Sections

Mexico City

Over 20 million people 20-25% of the Mexican population financial, cultural, educational, corporate

center

Limited Capacity

High Altitude Basin Interior Drainage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Soclrye-woE

http://cityclimateleadershipawards.com/mexico-city-proaire/

Pollution

Aquifers being depleted City sunk 30 ft. since 1910 Subsidence

Import water, export waste Automobile Exhaust

85% of air pollution 81% use public transit

Public Transportation

Federally Subsidized

Mexico City---Tenochtitlán

Xochimilco(Chinampas)

Drainage and Flooding

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General Outline

Culture and Economy Mexico City Mexico in regional context

North America Middle America

Border Issues

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http://maps.esri.com/legends/Mexican_stories/index.html

Regional Consequences

Migration Source countries? Destinations?

Foreign Investment Where would you invest?

Political stability Military power

Truck in Mexico (Chiapas)

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General Outline

Culture and Economy Mexico City Mexico in regional context Border Issues

Maquiladoras-Factories Narcotics Migration

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GDP PER CAPITA ALONG THE US-MEXICAN BORDER

De-Industrialization job loss in USA

Foreign Investment in the Mexico

1) Cheap labor 2) close to USA markets Maquiladoras

Foreign owned companies Provide jobs, stimulate local economy Send majority of the profits elsewhere

Mexican workers earn $6-$8 a day

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Maquiladoras—Spatial restructing

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“Twin Cities”

Ciudad Juárez

• Many maquiladoras• young women

• Major drug trafficking center

• Hundreds of young women have been mysteriously killed since early 1990s

1910-2000 One Party rule

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Late 20th Century: 1 Million illegal crossings each year – (~60% Mexicans)

45% of Agricultural laborers in the US are undocumented migrants

US/Mexico Border

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http://www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/data-hub/charts/mexican-born-population-over-time?width=1000&height=850&iframe=true

http://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/mexican-immigrants-united-states

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21st Century—limited undocumented migration

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Changes in the USA Tightened:

Border patrol/Fence Employer laws

Loosened: Visa requirements

Less economic disparity

$6 million per mile

Changes in Mexico Improved:

Economy Education Politics

Lower birth rates Agave products

Diffusion across the border

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The Culture and Geography of The Culture and Geography of Mexico Mexico