MEXICO

HOW DID MEXICO BECOME A COUNTRY

• On September 16, 1810, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a parish priest from the town of Dolores, issued a call to rebellion. In response, rebel leader Vicente Guerrero and defected royalist general Agustín de Itúrbide collaborated to gain Mexico's independence from Spain in 1821.

Where is Mexico Located ? Absolute or relative location ?

• Mexico is located in North America
• Mexico is relative location

WHAT KIND OF GOVERNMENT DOES MEXICO HAVE? WHAT ARE THE TOP FIVE INDUSTRIES?

• Mexico is a federal presidential representative democratic republic wherein the President is both the head of state and head of government.
• Mexico has the ninth-largest economy in the world. Its main industries are food and beverages, tobacco, chemicals, iron and steel, petroleum, clothing, motor vehicles, consumer durables, and tourism. It is a major exporter of silver, fruits, vegetables, coffee, cotton, oil and oil products.

WHAT ARE THE MAIN RELIGIONS BEING PRACTICED IN MEXICO

• Roman Catholicism. Eastern Catholicism in Mexico. Protestantism. Orthodoxy.

WHO ARE FAMOUS MEXICANS

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Luis Miguel

Carlos Fuentes

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WHAT LANGUAGES DO THEY SPEAK

• Mexicans speak Spanish

CURRENCY

• Mexicans use the currency Mexican peso

EXCHANGE RATE

• 1 peso dollar equals 0?052 us dollars

GEOGRAPHY FEATURE

• Like its North American neighbor the United States, Mexico is divided into states that vary widely in climate and geography. Mexico's landscape includes tropical rain forests, deserts and seashores, and much of the country is covered by high plateaus and rugged mountains.

TYPES OF FOOD

• Enchiladas
• Corn tortullas
• Cheese, seafood

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• Chicken Fajitas

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• Chocolate Chicken Mole.

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• Citrus-Marinated Beef Fajitas

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• Pork Chimichanga

WHAT CULTURE DO THEY CELEBRATE

SEMANA SANTA

• Easter in Mexico is a two-week holiday consisting of Semana Santa (The Holy Week, beginning on Palm Sunday and ending Easter Saturday) and Pascua (Starting with Easter Sunday and ending the following Saturday). Semana Santa is undoubtedly the most important holiday in Mexican culture.Mar 29, 2015

CARNAVAL

• Carnaval is an official Mexican holiday that kicks off a five-day celebration of the libido before the Catholic lent begins on Ash Wednesday. Beginning the weekend before Lent, Carnaval is celebrated exuberantly with parades, floats, costumes, music and dancing in the streets.

HIW MANY STATES IN MEXICO

• There are thirty one states
• Mexico state
• Jalisco
• Chiapas
• Nuevo león
• Oaxaca
• Veracruz

STATE CAPITAL