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Mexico

Mexico. Sarah Woodard. 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). Imports Metal working machines Steel mill products Agriculture machinery Cars Aircrafts.

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Mexico

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  1. Mexico Sarah Woodard

  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%

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

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

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

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

  7. 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

  8. Physical Geography

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

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

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

  13. Cathedrals • 89% Roman Catholic • 6% Protestant • 5% Other

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

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

  16. 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

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

  18. 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

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

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. 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 • PapelPicado: fragility of life • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUUAgEWeYeI

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

  24. Work Cited • Zimmermann, Kim A. "Mexican Culture: Customs & Traditions." Livescience. Purch, 2 Aug. 2013. Web. 13 May 2014. • Farfan, Karen C. "Day of the Dead, Decoded." The Salt. NPR, 1 Nov. 2012. Web. 13 May 2014. • "Mexico." Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2014. Web. 19 May. 2014. • "The World Fact Book North America: Mexico." Central Intelligence Agency. Central Intelligence Agency, 2014. Web. 26 May 2014. • "Mexico - Language, Culture, Customs and Etiquette." The Translation Agency For A Complete Professional Translation Service. Kwintessential, 2013. Web. 26 May 2014. • "History of Mexico." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2014. Web. 26 May 2014. • "World Savvy Monitor." History. World Savvy Monitor, 2014. Web. 27 May 2014.

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