1. Mexico

2. Mexico City at Night

3. Aztec Culture

4. Mexico
Mexico is the third largest Area in North America, but it has the second largest population.
US: 314 Million
Mexico: 116 Million
Canada: 31 Million

5. Mexico’s heartland
Mexico’s heartland is in its central region this region contains Mexico’s best farmland, (good soil and plenty of rain.)
A heartland is an area of a country that best represents the entire country. Four-fifths of Mexico lives in its heartland.
Mexico City is located in this region. It is one of the world’s largest and fastest growing cities.

6. natural resources
Mexico, like the US and Canada, is rich in natural resources, (minerals, oil, and natural gas.)

7. Resource: tourism

8. Resource: tourism

10. Economy
While the country is increasing in industrial development, unemployment continues to be a huge problem.

11. Population 116,220,947 (July 2013 est.) Ranks 11th in the world
Population Density

12. Ethnicity mestizo (Amerindian-Spanish) 60%,
Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian 30%,
white 9%
other 1%

13. Mexico’s biggest problem is its fast growing population its PGR is 1
Mexico’s biggest problem is its fast growing population its PGR is 1.9% while the US is only .6%.

14. Problem of population increases
As its population increases so do its problems:
lack of healthcare,
not enough education facilities,
high unemployment,
insufficient government services

15. Reasons for illegal immigration
This is the main reason why so many people from Mexico seek entrance into the US.
They seek jobs and a lifestyle that they cannot achieve in Mexico.

16. NAFTA- North American Free Trade Agreement
This trade agreement eliminated tariffs and trade barriers between Mexico, the US, and Canada. A tariff is a tax placed on imported goods.

17. Purpose of NAFTA
The purpose of NAFTA is to provide jobs and increase the standard of living for the people in Mexico.