CHAPTER 10

MEXICO

SECTION 1

What three mountain ranges border the Mexican Plateau?

>The Sierra Madre Occidental, the Sierra Madre Oriental, and the Cordillera Neo-Volcánica.

Why does the Yucatan Peninsula have sinkholes?

>Because it contains a lot of limestone.

Why are the western sides of Mexico's mountains drier than the eastern sides?

>Winds blow from the west and pushes it to the mountain to drop  rain.

What geographical factors do you think might benefit industrial growth in Mexico?

>Because Mexico is close to the Atlantic and Pacific ocean which is good for growth.

Mexico's

>Landform: Mountains, Volcanoes, Narrow valleys, Isthmus, Plateau, caves, and sinkholes.

>Climate: dry, rainfall, humid, cold,

>Resources: mineral, silver, oil, natural gas, and petroleum. 

SECTION 2

What powerful empire ruled much of what is now Mexico at the time of Spanish arrival?

>The Aztecs

What were the two most important economic activities of colonial Mexico?

>Silver mining and ranching.

What agreement has lowered trade barriers between Mexico and the rest of North America? When was it signed?

>The final provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) were fully implemented on January 1, 2008. Launched on January 1, 1994.

In what ways did Spanish colonization shape Mexican culture? How did precolonial beliefs shape the practice of Christianity in Mexico?

>Because they way the change affected it. It was passed down to people.

Mexican history:

>1519: Spanish arrived

>1810: Mexicans started to revolt against Spanish

>1821: Mexico won their Independence

>1848: Mexico lost what is now Texas to the United States in a war.

>1910-1920: Mexican revolution

>1992: Farmers won the right to sell their land

>1994: NAFTA was launched

>2008: NAFTA was implemented

SECTION 3



 What geographical features make Mexico City's pollution problems worse?

>Mountains

Why is migration to the United States a disadvantage for the Mexican economy?

>It's legal yet illegal, and takes skilled workers away.

In what ways is Mexico both a rich country and a poor country?

>Rich because of their Oil and natural gas, oil refineries, pipelines, petrochemical complexes, port facilities, and fertilizer plants. And poor because people live without electricity, sewers, and safe water supply.

How might economic progress help increase political stability in Mexico?

>It will increase the population and people wont have to leave.

Region:

>Greater Mexico City: Monumental government buildings, largest university, great theaters , and museums.

>Central Mexico: Colonial mining, ranching centers. 

>Gulf  lowlands and southern Mexico: Growing sugarcanes, deposits of oil and natural gas, transportation, and poor telephone service.

>Northern Mexico: Factories and commercial farms draw migrant workers, tourism, mining, and cattle ranching.