Borders California Arizona New Mexico Texas Guatemala and Belize SouthCentral Volcanic Belt Earthquakes Pacific and Atlantic Coasts High elevation mountain ranges Climate divided by Tropic of Cancer ID: 793727
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MEXICO
Slide2Mexican Physical Geography
Borders California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas,
Guatemala
and
Belize
South-Central Volcanic Belt
Earthquakes
Pacific and Atlantic Coasts
High elevation mountain ranges
Climate divided by Tropic of Cancer
Temperate and tropical climates
Slide3Baja California Peninsula
Two Gulfs
Gulf of CaliforniaGulf of MexicoGuadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe) Rio Bravo del Norte (Rio Grande-Texas Border)
Slide4Mexican Human Geography
Most populated Spanish speaking country
Majority religion is Roman Catholicism
Heavily influenced by Art and Music
Most popular sports are Soccer, Baseball, Boxing, and Professional Wrestling (
Lucha
Libre
)
Has three branches of Government
Capital is
Mexico City
Slide5Mexican History
Mesoamerican Origins
Olmec
Mayan
MixtecToltec Aztec (Diverse Ethnic Group)
Slide6Mexican History
Mexican Independence Day
– September 16 (War of Independence against Spanish rule, 1810-1821
)Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (Result of The Mexican-American War) U.S. gets California, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and Rio Grande River as border ownershipPorfirio Diaz- Long ruling president from late 19th century to early 20th century during a period of economic growthMexican Revolution
(1910-1920)
20
th
Century saw the formation of various political parties
1992-1994
NAFTA
(
North American Free Trade Agreement
)