Five Themes of Geography

Mexico

Location

• Capital of Mexico: Mexico City

• Lat/Long: – 19 degrees, 24 minutes – North – 99 degrees, 9 minutes west

• Countries that Border Mexico:– United States, Guatemala, Ecuador,

Honduras, Belize

Place• Physical Features of Mexico: Mountains,

Peninsula, Gulfs• Climate: Hot, cold, mild, wild• Jobs: Farming, Oilers, Mining• Religion: Roman Catholic • Most Mexicans are descendants of native

Mexicans and Spaniards, Italians, French and Germans.

• Small homes, cement, bricks, low income houses, steel

Human Environment Interaction

• Mine: gold, silver, copper, iron, led, coal, petroleum

• Automobiles and factories. The geography contributes because of the mountains and valleys

Movement

• Gold, silver, copper, crops, cotton EVERYTHING!

• More jobs, education, safety, working conditions, better lifestyle

Regions

• Culture - language

Definitions

• Emigrate: to leave a place, especially a native country, to go and live elsewhere

• Rural: farming, countryside, small population

• Urban: Cities and towns

• Campesinos: A poor Latin American farmer