Mexico.Bienvenido a Mexico--welcome come to Mexico! Like the U.S. and Canada, Mexico is part of North America. But Mexico is also part of Latin America--the Western Hemisphere countries in which most people speak Spanish. A majority of Mexico's people are mestizos--of mixed Indian and European (mainly Spanish) ancestry. Mexico's official language is Spanish, but 6 million Mexicans primarily speak Indian languages. FACTS TO KNOW AREA: 756,062 square miles, almost three times the size of Texas. POPULATION: 104,900,000; 75% urban. GOVERNMENT: Presidential-legislative democracy; in December 2000, Vicente Fox became President, the first chief executive to be elected in free and fair elections. ECONOMY: Free-market economy. Trade with the U.S. and Canada has tripled since 2001, when the NAFTA NAFTA in full North American Free Trade Agreement Trade pact signed by Canada, the U.S., and Mexico in 1992, which took effect in 1994. Inspired by the success of the European Community in reducing trade barriers among its members, NAFTA created the world's free trade agreement took effect. Oil is a major export. PER CAPITA [Latin, By the heads or polls.] A term used in the Descent and Distribution of the estate of one who dies without a will. It means to share and share alike according to the number of individuals. GDP GDP (guanosine diphosphate): see guanine. : $9,000*. MONETARY UNIT: Peso, worth about 9 U.S. cents. RELIGION: 90% Roman Catholic; 10% Protestant and others. LITERACY: Males, 94%; females, 90%. LIFE EXPECTANCY Life Expectancy 1. The age until which a person is expected to live. 2. The remaining number of years an individual is expected to live, based on IRS issued life expectancy tables. : Males, 73 years; females, 78 years. QUESTIONS 1. What is the capital of Mexico? -- 2. What are the latitude and longtitude of the capital? -- [degrees] North -- [degrees] West 3. What river separates Texas and Mexico? -- 4. Oaxaca, in southern Mexico, is about how many miles from Mexico City? -- 5. The Mexican Plateau is located between which two mountain ranges? -- 6. Baja California is part of what country? -- 7. What countries border Mexico to the south and east? -- 8. Which two Mexican cities are located the farthest north? -- 9. What river flows into the Gulf of California Noun 1. Gulf of California - a gulf to the west of the mainland of Mexico Sea of Cortes Mexico, United Mexican States - a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810 ? -- 10. What direction would you travel from Monterrey to reach Tampico? -- ANSWERS 1. Mexico City 2. 19[degrees]N, 99[degrees]W 3. Rio Grande 4. 250 miles 5. Sierra Madre Occidental Sierra Madre Oc·ci·den·tal A mountain range of northwest Mexico running parallel to the Pacific coastline and adjoining the Mexican plateau. It extends for about 1,609 km (1,000 mi) southward from the border of Arizona. Noun 1. and Sierra Madre Oriental Sierra Madre Or·ien·tal A mountain range of northeast Mexico rising as barren hills south of the Rio Grande and roughly paralleling the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Noun 1. 6. Mexico 7. Belize and Guatemala 8. Mexicali and Tijuana 9. Colorado River 10. Southeast |
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