1. Sarah Woodard Mexico

2. Economy (4) Inflation Rate: 4% Unemployment Rate: 4.9% Debt: $354.9 million (2013) Exchange Rate: 12.76 pesos per US dollar GDP: 1.372 trillion Growth Rate: 1.2%

4. (4) Imports Metal working machines Steel mill products Agriculture machinery Cars Aircrafts Exports Manufactured goods Oil Silver Fruits Vegetables Coffee Cotton

5. (4) Industries Chemicals Iron Steel Petroleum Mining Textiles Clothing Tourism Agriculture Tobacco Corn Wheat Soybeans Rice Beans Cotton Coffee Tomatoes

7. (4) Import Partners: United States, China, Japan Export Partners: United States Labor Force 13.4% Agriculture 24.1% Industry 61.9% Services

8. Population US Census Bureau Fertility is projected to stay the same and health care will increase

9. Social Classes (3) Wide gap between wealthy and poor Widespread poverty Squatter Settlements lack basic needs Majority of rural population is landless and depends on less than minimum wage Middle and Upper Classes control social, economic, and political activity

10. Physical Geography

13. (3) Earthquakes Mountains Southern Highlands: mountain ranges and plateaus Volcanoes Ring of Fire Plateaus Mexican Plateau: most populated area

14. Challenges http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbmo9aO27L0

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17. Baja California Peninsula (3) Highways, Harbors, Airport improvements began in 1960s Agriculture, Mining, and Tourism have expanded

18. Cathedrals 89% Roman Catholic 6% Protestant 5% Other

21. Culture (5) Official Language: Spanish Indigenous Languages Family is center of lives Many children Father holds authority

22. Flag (6) Green: hope and victory White: purity of Mexican ideas Red: represents the blood shed by nation’s hero

23. Social Customs (5) Women pat on the shoulder when meeting rather than shaking hands Men shake hands when first meeting then hug after knowing each other Don’t use first names until invited to do so Arrive 30 minutes late for dinner

24. Machismo (5) “masculine” or “male supremacy” Male centered society Women care for children, take care of home, cook, weave

25. Education (6) Primary and Secondary Education 91% of population is literate Fall short of education in science, math, and technology High inequality from rich and poor http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0NdIRphYas

26. Art (1) Clay Pottery Cotton Garments Wool Shawls, Rugs, Bags Baskets

27. Food (1) Middle and Upper income: Wide variety of foods (American and European) Corn or Wheat Tortillas, beans, rice, tomatoes, chili peppers Empanadas, Fajitas, Tacos Tequila: Made from agave cactus

28. Holidays Feast of Our Lady Guadalupe (December 12) Celebrates appearance of Virgin Mary to an Indian man during Spanish rule Day of the Dead (November 1-2) Rituals to honor the deceased Independence Day (September 16) Separation from Spain

29. Day of Dead Started by Aztecs who didn’t believe in grief (2) Celebrate lives and welcome spirits return (2) Festivals, Dances, Food (2) Place meaningful objects on alter (2) Favorite Food Photographs Skulls: personality Alcohol Papel Picado: fragility of life http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUUAgEWeYeI

31. Recreation (3) Soccer Hosted World Cup in 1970 & 1986 19 th century Bull Fighting to Baseball National and State Parks Government budjet Pollution, Illegal Logging, Tourism

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