MEXICO

PHYSICAL FEATURES

• Gulf of Mexico
• Pacific Ocean
• Able to catch fish and also able to transport goods

CLIMATE

• The climate of Mexico can vary between tropical and desert

NATURAL HAZARDS/ DISASTERS

• Tsunamis along the Pacific coast, volcanoes and destructive earthquakes in the center and south of Mexico

POPULATION

• 122.3 million

Religion

• Roman Catholicism

LANGUAGE

• Spanish
• Sí- yes Gracias- thank you

CLOTHING

• Traditional- women- huipil and men- sarape
• Modern doesn't very much vary from ours

TRADITIONAL FOOD

• Beans, rice, tortillas, meat

ENTERTAINMENT

• Music is very diverse and features a wide range of musical genres and performance styles.

ENTERTAINMENT

• Sports- Association football is the most popular sport in Mexico, followed by boxing.

CULTURAL EVENT

• The day of the dead
• People all over Mexico celebrate on November 1st and 2nd by putting up altars honoring the dead and visiting their graves with offerings

INDIGENOUS PEOPLE

• The people that used to live there are native Mexicans or Mexican Indians

HISTORY IN MEXICO

• Mexican revolution
• By the mid-1980s, Mexico is in financial crisis.
• Remained safe in ww1
• Remained safe in ww2
• On September 19, 1985, an earthquake in Mexico City kills nearly 10,000 people and causes heavy damage.

GOVERNMENT

• federal government of Mexico

ECONOMY

• Mexico's $1.3 trillion economy has become increasingly oriented toward manufacturing in the 21 years since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) entered into force.

CURRENCY

• Pesos

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