Core Vocabulary

Isthmus 地峡 Valley 山谷 Plate Tectonics 板块构造 Earthquake 地震 Volcano 火山 Lava 岩浆 Jungle 丛林 Peninsula 半岛

Isthmus of Tehuiantepec

Mexican Corn

Plate Tectonics

Central Plateau – largest region

The Central plateau has frequent earthquakes. Refer to text P. 120 for details. Mexico has many active Volcanoes. Volcanoes can kill people and destroy property but can also bring great benefits. Eg. Increased Soil fertility and bring precious minerals like silver, copper, gold and lead closer to the surface.

Not all Central Plateau is suitable for Agriculture

Mexico’s Coastal Plain

Widespread use of irrigation on these coastal plain areas.

Desert Regions of Mexico

Sonoran Desert

Desert snakes in Mexico

Mexican Iguana

Iguana from the peninsula area

Desert Region

Yucatan Peninsula

The Yucatan Peninsula

http://www.delange.org/EkBalam/EkBalam.htm

The Yucatan Peninsula is formed mostly of limestone and here is a underwater limestone cave - great for exploring!!!

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Monday – P.122-124.

This is one face of Mexico!

This is another face of Mexico!

Mexico

Two Worlds

The Mexican Farmer’s Story A lot of Mexicans are farmers and want

to leave for the wealth in the USHispanics made up about 40% of all U.S. agricultural workers in 2005. (Census Bureau)

The Mexican’s Story

Difficult to make a living in Mexico.

Benefits of working in the US are obvious.

Workers typically want to return to Mexico

Becoming more difficult to cross the border

More likely to move family to the US

Buena Vista

Crossing the Border

Cost about $5,000 to $8,000 dollars Borrow money from community

members Hire a “coyote” or smuggler to get

across the border Nearly 500 die

crossing the border each year

Expected to helpthe next person

Crossing the Border

Main causes of death at the border:– Hypothermia– Dehydration– Sun stroke– Stinging by poisonous insects– Drowning– Car Accidents– Homicide

US Border Patrol Statistics

Unauthorized Immigrant Population

11,550,000 unauthorized immigrants residing in US (arrived 1980-2006)– 8.4 million from North America– 1.4 million from Asia– 1.0 million from South America– 0.5 million from Europe

Department of Homeland Security

Duel Identity In Mexico these

employees are seen as as providers, responsible and hardworking

In US they are seen as illegal.

Salgado de Synder, 1996

Remittances

$23.1 billion in remittances to Mexico in 2006

Summary Impact of US dollars

on Mexico was prevalent

Many opportunities for cultural miscommunication

Mexican people were outstanding

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