THE FIVE NATIONS OF MEXICO

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THE FIVE NATIONS OF MEXICO

• METROMEX
• MEXAMERICA
• NEW SPAIN
• SOUTH MEXICO
• CLUB MEX

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5 NATIONS OF MEXICO
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THEME 1 LOCATION

• Mexicos absolute location is 24 degrees North
  and 103 degrees West
• Mexicos relative location is in the Western
  Hemisphere part of North America, South of the
  United States of America and North of Guatemala
  and Belize.

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THEME 2 PLACE

• Mexicos physical characteristics
• Include many mountain ranges in the west, east,
  and south
• Plateaus in the center and narrow coasts.

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HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS

• The people of Mexico are 60 Mestizo, 30
  Amerindian, 9 Caucasian, 1 other
• 87 literacy rate
• Language is Spanish and many Mayan dialects
• 89 Catholic, 9 other

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THEME 3 H.E.I.

• Mexicans have adapted to their environment to
  create farms, mines, drilling for oil,
  manufacturing, and building large cities

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HOW THEY USE THE LAND

• Meadows and pastures 39
• Forest 24
• Mining 1.5
• Agriculture 28
• Manufacturing 11.1
• Oil Petrochemicals N.A.

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THEME 4 MOVEMENT

• EXHANGE OF PEOPLE, GOODS AND IDEAS
• Original peoples are Amerindian, Mestizo are a
  mix of Amerindian and Spanish.

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MOVEMENT CONTINUED

• Few people migrate, growth is natural
• Many migrate to the U.S.A. Pull factor
• Many people vacation in the resort enclaves,
  Mexico City, and ancient ruins
• Exports crude oil, petrochemicals, coffee,
  shrimp, engines, cars, cotton, electronics
• Imports agricultural machinery, aircraft
• Mexican foods, music, language in the U.S.A.

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THEME 5 REGION

• HOW IS THIS REGION LIKE THE REST OF NORTH
  AMERICA?
• NAFTA North America Free Trade Agreement.
• U.S. Canada, Mexico are trading partners

• HOW IS THIS REGION UNLIKE THE REST OF NORTH
  AMERICA?
• Culturally part of Latin America
• Language Spanish
• Religion Catholic

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PICTURES OF REGION
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POLITICAL ISSUES

• Vincente Fox is the President of Mexico
• Their government consists of an Executive Branch,
  a Legislative Branch, and a Judicial Branch
• Problems are mass migration to the North and
  unrest in the South

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NATIONALISM IN MEXICO

• Nationalism is the strong pride a people share in
  their country
• The 5 Nations of Mexico share a strong pride in
  their own region, but do they have it for their
  country?
• The different class structures and regions
  present an obstacle to a untied Mexico
• Colonialism has had a lasting and negative effect
  on Mexicans having true Nationalism

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WORKS CITED

• http//www.harper.cc.il.us/mhealy/g101i/review/mmr
  ev/mex5ques.htm