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Mexico TodayMexico Today
The Big Idea
Mexico has four culture regions that all play a part in the country’s government and economy.
Main Ideas
• Government has traditionally played a large role in Mexico’s economy.
• Mexico has four distinct culture regions.
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Main Idea 1:Main Idea 1:Government has traditionally played a large role in Mexico’s economy.Government has traditionally played a large role in Mexico’s economy.
• Mexico is a democracy, but the same party ruled for 71 years.
• A different political party came to power in 2000 when Vicente Fox was elected president.
• Mexico’s government controlled most economic activity for many years, but today that has changed.
• As a developing country, Mexico has challenges.
– Debt to foreign banks
– Unemployment
– Inflation, a rise in prices that occurs when currency loses buying power
• Mexico’s economy has been growing since 1994 when the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) made trade with the U.S. and Canada easier.
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President Felipe President Felipe de Jesus de Jesus Calderon Calderon Hinojosa Hinojosa
(Elected 2006)(Elected 2006)
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Main Idea 2:Main Idea 2: Mexico has four distinct culture regions. Mexico has four distinct culture regions.
• All Mexicans share cultural characteristics.
• Yet, four regions differ in culture, population, resources, and climate:
– Greater Mexico City
– Central Mexico
– Northern Mexico
– Southern Mexico
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• Greater Mexico City
• Includes the capital and 50 smaller cities
• Has a population of more than 19 million
• Second largest city in world
• Huge, dense population causes problems.
– Smog, a mixture of smoke, chemicals, and fog, created by factories and cars
– Poverty
Central Mexico
• North of Mexico City
• Many cities established for ranching or mining during the colonial period
• Colonial heritage: church near main central square, or plaza
• Small family farms that grow vegetables, corn and wheat
• Mining centers
• New industries leading to rapid growth of cities
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Mexico City “Slums”Mexico City “Slums”
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• Northern Mexico
• One of the country’s wealthiest and most modern regions
• Trade with U.S. helping growth of economy
• Has many maquiladoras, U.S. and foreign-owned factories
• Influenced by American television, music, and culture
• Residents crossing into the U.S. to shop, work, or live
• United States tries to prevent illegal crossing
Southern Mexico
• Least populated and industrialized region
• Many Indian language speakers
• Subsistence farming and slash-and-burn agriculture
• Two major export crops: sugarcane and coffee
• Increased oil production along the Gulf coast
• Yucatán Peninsula: tourism to Maya ruins and beaches
• Tiny fishing towns transformed to booming tourist centers
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