MEXICO

THE CAPITAL IS MEXICO CITY

3 MAJOR CITIES

MEXICO CITY

ECATEPEC

GUADALAJARA

3 PLACES TO VISIT

POPOCATEPETL

• Popocatepetl is one of the tallest mountains in Mexico.
• Its name comes from the Aztec word for smoking mountain.
• Popocatepetl has erupted more than 15 times since 1519.

PENA DE BERNAL

• Pena De Bernal is the tallest freestanding rock.
• Many scientists still don’t know how old the rock exactly is.
• The rock was formed by volcanic activity.

TULUM

• In Tulum there are lot of Mayan ruins.
• You can see breathtaking sights of Mayan pyramids and temples.
• There are over one hundred ruins!

FIVE GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES OF MEXICO

GULF OF MEXICO

• The Gulf of Mexico didn’t have a name at first and was counted as part of the Atlantic Ocean.
• It has an estimated depth of 4,384 miles deep!
• Also is about 930 miles wide!

RIO GRANDE RIVER

• The Rio Grande Rive runs through the U.S. and the boarder of Mexico.
• It was formed by many rivers and streams joining together.
• Also it is the 20th largest river in the world.

SIERRA MADRE OCCIDENTAL

• The Sierra Madre Occidental is one of the largest mountain ranges in Mexico.
• It is about 1,000km long.
• The Sierra Madre Occidental is made up by many other little mountain ranges

BAJA PENINSULA

• The Baja Peninsula is about 747 miles long.
• It has about 25,000 tourist coming and going each day.
• Also the fist line of the Baja anthem is translated to “powerful arm” because it looks like the arm of Mexico.

THE SEA OF CORTEZ

• The Sea of Cortez is also known as the Gulf of California.
• It is about 700 miles long.
• The Sea of Cortez used to be unheard of because it didn’t exist years and years ago.

FOUR REASONS I CHOSE MEXICO

• I chose Mexico because it has a lot of cool features.
• Also because I wanted to learn more about the different aspects of Mexico.
• I wanted to learn about a place I didn’t know a lot about already.
• Lastly, since it is a big country and not to far away!