Focus on Mexico

by Tidmarsh, Celia

• ISBN13: 9780836862195
• ISBN10: 0836862198
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-01-01
• Publisher: Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib

Summary

Mexico explores the history, culture, and people of a nation that has become an increasingly critical link between the cultures, peoples, and languages of Latin America and North America. A nation of vast mountain ranges, arid deserts, and lush rain forests, Mexico also faces many natural hazards, including earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, pollution, and water scarcity. In a nation rich in resources and filled with human potential, the gap between Mexico's rich and poor has driven many of its citizens to the real and imagined promise of economic opportunity north of its border with the United States. And so its government struggles to maintain its principles of independence and democracy while improving employment opportunities within its own borders. Meanwhile, drawing on a vibrant present woven out of strands from its Native and Spanish past, the food, literature, art, and music of Mexico continue to be a huge source of enjoyment for people throughout the Americas. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Mexico - An Overview	p. 4
History	p. 8
Landscape and Climate	p. 14
Population and Settlements	p. 18
Government and Politics	p. 22
Energy and Resources	p. 26
Economy and Income	p. 30
Global Connections	p. 34
Transportation and Communications	p. 38
Education and Health	p. 42
Culture and Religion	p. 46
Leisure and Tourism	p. 50
Environment and Conservation	p. 54
Future Challenges	p. 58
Time Line	p. 60
Glossary	p. 61
Further Information	p. 62
Index	p. 63
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