LATIN AMERICA

MEXICOCHAPTER 6 SECTION 1

LAND BRIDGE

What ocean is this?

What ocean is this?

Which sea is located

here?

NORTHERN MEXICOCHAPTER 6 SECTION 1

Maquiladoras: factories that assemble parts made in other

countries

Thousands of Mexicans have moved to Northern cities in order to work in the

Maquiladoras.

These cities include:

1. Tijuana2. Ciudad Juarez

Cons associated with Maquiladoras:

1. Concerns about the environment

2. Pollution3. Dangers to the health and

safety of workers

SOUTHERN MEXICOCHAPTER 6 SECTION 1

SOUTHERN MEXICO

• POOREST ECONOMIC REGION OF MEXICO

• POOR SOIL LEADS TO SUBSISTENCE FARMS: SMALL PLOTS WHERE FARMERS GROW ONLY ENOUGH FOOD TO FEED THEIR FAMILIES.

HOWEVER…

• THE COAST OF THIS REGION HAVE GOOD SOIL AND A LOT OF RAIN.

• WEALTHY FARMERS GROW SUGARCANE OR BANANAS ON PLANTATIONS.

RESORTS LOCATED IN THIS AREA

• ACAPULCO

• PUERTO VALLARTA

• CANCUN

INDUSTRIALIZING MEXICO

• MEXICO IS CHANGING TO RELY LESS ON FARMING AND MORE ON MANUFACTURING

• FACTORIES MAKE

• CARS

• CONSUMER GOODS

• STEEL

OIL AND MEXICO

• MEXICO IS A MAJOR OIL PRODUCING COUNTRYWhat products come from oil?

http://www.ranken-energy.com/Products%20from%20Petroleum.htm

NAFTA

• NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT

• THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN MEXICO, THE UNITED STATES, AND CANADA.

NAFTA

• MOST GOODS TRADED BETWEEN THESE COUNTRIES ARE FREE OF TARIFFS, OR SPECIAL TAXES

• SOME AMERICANS DISAGREE WITH NAFTA BECAUSE OF AMERICAN JOBS GOING INTO MEXICO WHERE LABOR IS CHEAPER.