Mexico

By: Solmayra Flores

Basic Geography

Total area- 1,972,550 kilometers.

Mexico is the capital. More cities are Guadalajara,

Cancun, Acapulco. An important river is Rio

Bravo Del Norte. Important mountains include

The Sierra Madre Oriental.

Border countries are San Diego, California, and Tijuana California.

The climate icludes high temperature and moderate to low rainfall.

The central plateau generally has a moderate climate with few extremes of hot or cold.

Natural Resources include petroleum, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas, and timber.

Demographics& Economy

The population in Mexico is 108,700,891.

Birth rate is 20.36 The death rate is 4.76 The literacy rate is 91%

The GDP for Latin America is $1.559 trillion.

They have Federal Republic.

The current president is Felipe Calderon.

The currency name is Pesos.

The most common used are 50, 100, & 200 peso notes.

The exchange rate is 13.27.

History

1 of the important events was when Mexico lost Texas in 1836.

In 1846-1848 they lost the area that is now California, Nevada, and Utah.

Most of Arizona, New Mexico, and parts of Wyoming and Colorado are under the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

An important leader is the president Felipe Calderon.

Some conflicts include the Mexican War of Independence form 1820-1821.

Mexico gained its independence from Spain.

And the Mexican Revolution/ Civil War from 1910-1920 was 1 of the last long series of Mexican- Indian wars.

Society

The only language spoken in Mexico is Spanish.

Religions are predominantly Roman Catholic.

Regular customs are El Dia De Los Muertos, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Cinco de Mayo.

For the Day of the Dead they start with prayer at church and from there they go to the cemetery, stand next to the lost loved 1’s and ask the priest to pray.

When they get married the groom presents a promise ring to the bride.

The Godparents are the financial sponsors for a Mexican wedding.

Before the wedding the brides mom prays.

And finally after the vows the ring bearer places rosary beads on the couple.

Pictures Galore.!

Current Issues && My Solution Illegal immigration is a big issue in

Mexico and the U.S today. There are 8.5 million Mexican born

people in the U.S and 3 million of whim are undocumented.

About 300,000 Mexicans come to the U.S settle permanently and half are undocumented.

The Mexican immigrated population is highly concentrated with 78% living in California alone.

More current problems are jobs in the U.S. Many Americans are losing there jobs to illegal Mexicans.

Also healthcare and insurance.

There are several ways to solve this solution. Well many in my opinion. I don’t really understand why immigration from Mexico is illegal. Mexicans haven’t proved to not be trusted like people from Iraq. I haven't seen any world problems like terrorism with Mexicans. I think it is truly unfair. And it is not only because I am Mexican myself nor half my family, it just is. Most Mexicans are just looking for a better life and better jobs. Mexico doesn’t have to offer what we do. Many job opportunities, cleaner water, and insurance.

My solution is to negotiate the fact of legalizing immigration. They deserve the right to opportunities like we do. They have families to feed and they get sick too. There only humans.

Resources

http://www.pbs.org/itus/beyondtheborder.immigration.html

http://www.theodora.com/wfb/ http://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-

world-factbook/